lesson 16: environmental protection and energy conservation (环境保护与节约能源)

保护

bǎo hù

(v) to protect, to safeguard

节约

jié yuē

(v) to economize, to save, to conserve

能源

néng yuán

(n) energy, energy source

爬山

pá shān

(vo) to hike in the mountains, to climb a mountain

有益

yǒu yì

(adj) beneficial, useful

于

yú

(prep) towards, in, on, at, (indicating comparison)

段

duàn

(m) (measure word for section, segment)

推

tuī

(v) to push, to shove

空气

kōng qì

(n) air, atmosphere

雾霾

wù mái

(n) smog

回收

huí shōu

(v) to recycle

筒

tǒng

(n) thick tube-shaped container

扔

rēng

(v) to throw, to toss, to throw away

瓶装水

píng zhuāng shuǐ

(n) bottled water

地球

dì qiú

(n) the earth, the globe

亮

liàng

(adj) bright, light

太阳

tài yáng

(n) sun

太阳能

tài yáng néng

(n) solar energy, solar power

板

bǎn

(n) board, plank, panel

发电

fā diàn

(vo) to generate electricity

国家

guó jiā

(n) country, nation

危机

wēi jī

(n) crisis

风

fěng

(n) wind

石油

shí yóu

(n) petroleum, oil

煤

méi

(n) coal

规定

guī dìng

(v/n) to regulate, to specify; rules and regulations, provisions

公共场所

gōng gòng chǎng suǒ

(n) public place or space

暖气

nuǎn qì

(n) heating (lit. warm air)

温度

wēn dù

(n) temperature

度

dù

(m) (measure word for degrees of temperature, heat, hardness, humidity, etc.)

赞成

zàn chéng

(v) to approve, to support

出汗

chū hàn

(vo) to sweat

餐具

cān jù

(n) eating utensil, tableware

一次性

yí cì xìng

(adj) one-time

砍

kǎn

(v) to cut, to chop

超市

chāo shì

(n) supermarket (short for 超级市场)

塑料袋

sù liào dài

(n) plastic bag

减少

jiǎn shǎo

(v) to reduce, to decrease, to lessen

污染

wū rǎn

(v/n) to pollute, to contaminate; pollution, contamination

造成

zào chéng

(vc) to cause, to give rise to

比如

bǐ rú

(v) for example

随手

suí shǒu

(adv) without extra effort or motion, conveniently

加油

jiā yóu

(vo) to make an extra effort, to work harder, to refeul

马克

mǎ kè

(pn) mark

摄氏

shè shì

(pn) celsius, centigrade