Chaoyue Lesson 16 Vocab

濒临

bin lin - on the brink of

绝种

juézhǒng - to become extinct

自述

zìshù - to narrate one's own story or experience

陆地

lù dì - land

非洲

Fēi zhōu - Africa

人类

rén lèi - mankind

象牙

xiàng yá - ivory

装饰品

zhuāngshìpǐn - ornament

猎人

liè rén - hunter

捕杀

bǔshā - to capture and kill

同伴

tóngbàn - companion

污染

wū rǎn - pollution

繁殖

fánzhí - to breed, to multiply

壳

ké shell

遍布

biànbù - to spread all over

生态

shēng tài - ecosystem

破坏

pò huài - destroy, break (an agreement)

特有

teyou - unique

栖息地

qī xī dì - habitat

日益

riyi - to become more and more

缩小

suō xiǎo - reduce, decrease

野外

yewai - wild

优先

yōuxiān - priority

具有

juyou - to have, to possess

种

zhong - to plant

体重

tizhong - body weight

面临

miàn lín - facing

威胁

wēi xié - threaten, imperil

种群

zhong qun - population (biology)

分散

(fēnsàn) disperse

导致

dǎo zhì - to lead to

失去

shī qù - to lose

砍伐

kănfá - cut down (trees)

狩猎

shòuliè - to hunt

枯死

kūsǐ - to wither

严重

yán zhòng - serious

广

guǎng - wide, extensive

不断

bù duàn - unceasing

觅食

mìshí - to forage

农产品

nóngchǎnpǐn - agricultural products; farm produce

管道

guǎndào - channel

渠道

qúdào - channel

两全其美

liǎngquánqíměi - to the satisfaction of both parties

资源

zī yuán - resources

植物

zhí wù - plant

种类

zhonglei - type

设立

sheli - to set up

认养

ren yang - to adopt

募款

mukuan - to raise money

凑

cou - to manage to put together

立法

lìfǎ - to Legislate

刑罚

punishment (xíngfá)

制成

zhì chéng－ made into

捐

juān - donate

基金会

jī jīn huì - foundation