Barron's Topic 20: Humans & Nature

人类

rén lèi - humanity

自然

zì ràn - nature

动物

dòngwù - animal

生物

shēng wù - biology

植物

zhí wù - plant

环境

huán jìng - environment

保护

bǎo hù - protection

污染

wū rǎn - pollution; pollute

资源

zī yuán - resource

能源

néng yuán - energy resources

生态

shēng tài - ecology

平衡

píng héng - balance; balanced

工业

gōng yè - industry

化学

huà xué - chemistry

废物

fèi wù - wastes

垃圾

lā jī - trash; garbage

排放

pái fàng - discharge

废气

fèi qį - waste gas or steam

废渣

fèi zhā - waste residue; solid waste

废水

fèi shuǐ - waste water

噪音

zào yīn - noise

臭氧层

chòu yǎng céng - ozone layer; ozonesphere

酸雨

suān yǔ - acid rain

治理

zhì lǐ - bring under control; manage

回收

huí shōu - recycle

废物利用

fèi wù lì yòng - waste use

实验

shí yàn - experiment

解剖

jiě pōu - dissect

人道

rén dào - humanitarianism; humane

残忍

cán rěn - brutal; cruel

忽略

hū lüè - overlook; ignore

意识

yì shí - consciousness

薄弱

bó ruò - weak; frail

虐待

nüè dài - abuse

野蛮

yě mán - barbarous; uncivilized

破坏

pò huài - destroy

热带雨林

rè dài yǔ lín - tropical rain forest

稀有

xī yǒu - rare

珍贵

zhēng guì - valuable; precious

面临

miàn lín - face; be confronted with

濒临

bīn lín - be on the verge of

灭绝

miè jué - exterminate; become extinct

抗议

kàng yì - protest; protection

避免

bì miǎn - avoid

采取

cǎi qǔ - take; adopt(measures, methods, steps)

措施

cuò shī - measure; step

保护区

bǎo hù qū - protected area