Dr. Sylvia Earle wants you to stop eating fish. It's not because fish are endangered, though wild fish stocks in many oceans are very low. It's not because they're bad for you, though fish in many areas are exposed to poisonous substances in the water. It’s because they're smart.
西爾維婭·厄爾博士希望你別再吃魚了。這不是因為魚瀕臨絕種，雖說很多海洋中野生魚的存量都已經很少了。這也不是因為魚對你有壞處，雖說很多地區的魚都暴露在水里的有毒物質中。不吃魚的原因是它們很聰明。

"Fish are sensitive, they have personalities," says the marine biologist. For Earle, eating a fish would be like eating a dog or a cat. "I would never eat anyone I know personally." 
“魚很敏感，它們是有個性的?！边@位海洋生物學家說。對厄爾而言，吃魚就像吃狗或貓一樣?！拔也粫匀魏挝覀€人認識的生物。” 

There's a lot more to fish than meets the eye: they talk to each other, they like to be touched, and they engage in behavior that can seem very human. They can remember things and learn from experience. Earle and a growing number of animal rights activists see these as strong arguments against eating fish altogether.
魚并不像看起來那樣簡單：它們會彼此交談，它們喜歡被撫觸，它們的行為很像人類。它們記得事情，也會從經驗中學習?？傊?，厄爾和越來越多的擁護動物權利的積極份子把這些事情視為反對吃魚的有力理由。

The activists also point out that fish feel pain and fish suffer horribly on their way from the sea to the supermarket. "While it may seem obvious that fish are able to feel pain, like every other animal, some people think of fish as swimming vegetables," says Dr. Lynne Sneddon. "Really, it's kind of a moral question. Is the enjoyment you get from fishing (or eating fish) more important than the pain of the fish?"
這些積極分子還指出，魚會感覺到疼痛，魚在從大海到超市的途中承受了極大的痛苦。“魚跟其他動物一樣能夠感覺到痛楚，雖說這是顯而易見的事，但有些人卻把魚視為會游泳的蔬菜?！绷铡ぱ┑遣┦空f，“事實上，這是一種道德上的問題，你從釣魚﹙或吃魚﹚中得到的享受比魚的痛苦還要重要嗎？”

Fishermen and (fried) fish lovers are skeptical11. "I've never seen a smart fish," says Marie Swaringen as she finishes off a plate of fish at a Seattle seafood restaurant. "If they were very smart, they wouldn't get caught."
漁夫們和愛吃﹙炸﹚魚的人很懷疑?！拔覐膩頉]見過什么聰明的魚?！爆斃颉に雇吡指谖餮艌D一家海鮮餐廳吃完一盤魚以后說，“如果它們很聰明，它們就不會被抓到了?！?br />
"For years, everyone's been telling us to eat fish because it's so good for us," says another diner. "Now I've got to feel guilty while I'm eating my fish? What are they going to think of next? Don't eat salad because cucumbers have feelings?"
“多年以來，每個人都叫我們吃魚，因為這對我們很有益處?！绷硪晃挥貌偷娜苏f，“現在我就得在自己吃魚的時候覺得罪過了嗎？他們接下來還會想出些什么來？不要吃沙拉，因為小黃瓜是有感覺的嗎？”


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