More than 491,000 sheep were exported for slaughter last year.

去年，超过四十九万一千只羊被出口供屠宰。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The place of the scripture which he read was this, he was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth.

他所念的那段经，说，他像羊被牵到宰杀之地，又像羊羔在剪毛的手下无声，他也是这样不开口。

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Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this: "Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.

他所念的那段经，说，他像羊被牵到宰杀之地，又像羊羔在剪毛的人手下无声，他也是这样不开口。

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Circumstances which led to the slaughter of 44 sheep at the Port of Ramsgate were "absolutely unacceptable", the government has said.

BBC: Port of Ramsgate sheep deaths 'unacceptable'

She said she was "fed up" with a trade that had led to the slaughter of dozens of sheep on the portside at Ramsgate.

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As a result of the negotiations, the Farming Minister Jane Kennedy has confirmed farmers in England will not now have to electronically tag sheep intended for slaughter before they are 12 months old when the new rules come into force.

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