AP Chinese Unit 6 Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges

联合国

Liánhéguó United Nations

可持续发展

(kěchíxù fāzhǎn)

sustainable development

满足

mǎn zú to satisfy / to meet (the needs of)/satisfied

损害

sǔn hài to harm; to damage; to impair

目标

mù biāo - target / goal / objective

良好

liáng hǎo good / favorable / well / fine

优质

yōuzhì high quality

性别

xìng bié - gender

平等

píngděng- equal; equality

清洁

qīngjié clean; unpolluted

能源

néngyuán-energy; energy source

气候

qìhòu - climate

伙伴关系

huǒbàn guānxì - n. partnership

......以来

yǐ lái since (a previous event)

地球

the earth

人类

rén lèi - mankind

全球变暖

global warming

造成

zào chéng

to cause; to give rise to

危机

wēijī

crisis

治理

to bring under control; to manage

(zhì lǐ)

禁止

jìn zhǐ to prohibit; to forbid; to ban

改进

gǎi jìn to improve / to make better

后果

hòu guǒ - consequence

之所以...是因为...

the reason that...is because...

除非...否则...

unless..., otherwise... (chúfēi...fǒuzé...)

事实上

in fact, as a matter of fact

包括

bāo kuò - to include, to consist of

保护

bǎo hù - protection, to protect

野生动物

(yě shēng dòng wù) Wild animals

濒危物种

bīnwēi wùzhǒng

endangered species

资源

zī yuán resources

破坏

pò huài - to destroy

威胁

wēi xié - to threaten, threat

植物

zhí wù - plant

继续

jì xù - to continue, go on

多样性

duō yàng xìng - diversity

扔掉

rēng diào （v-complement）- to throw away

可回收

recyclable (kě huíshōu)

有害

yǒu hài - harmful

垃圾分类

garbage classification/sorting

行动

xíng dòng - take action; action

宣传

xuān chuán - to publicize, to promote, publicity

环保

huán-bǎo Environmental Protection

一线城市

(yīxiàn chéngshì) first tier cities (n.)

任重道远

rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

人人有责

rénrényǒuzé it is everyone's duty

从我做起

cóng wǒ zuò qǐ - start from me

塑料

sù liào plastics