unit 15 the green revolution

acid rain

(n) mua axit

biodiversity

(n) da dang sinh hoc = diverse species

deforestation

(n) pha rung = logging: don cui

disposal

(n) vut bo = removal, dumping, clearance, discharging, throwing away >< retention: giu lai

drought

(n) han han = water scarcity/ deficiency = water dearth

ecosystem

(n) he sinh thai = bionetwork, biome: quan xa sinh vat

emission

(n) khi thai = fume (toxic/exhausted + emission/fume)

fertilizer

(n) phan bon

flood

(n) lut (water redundancy) >< drought (water deficiency)

food chain

(n) chuoi thuc an (human is on the top)

greenhouse gases

(n) khi nha kinh = ie. carbondioxide → greenhouse effect → contributing to the warmed air (global warning)

process

(n) qua trinh, chu trinh = procedure, route

refuse

(n) chat thai = waste, garbage, trash, junk: do bo di, rubbish, litter

(v) tu choi = deny, dismiss → refusal

strain

(n) cang thang, suc ep = tension, stress, burden, trauma, pressure

achievable

(adj) dat duoc = feasible, practical, realistic, attainable >< unachivevable, infeasible, impracticable, unattainable, improbable, unlikely

chronic

(adj) man tinh >< acute cap tinh

conceivable

(adj) co the nhan thuc duoc = imaginable, possible, likely, feasible

devastating

(adj) tremendous, catastrophic

doubtful

(adj) nghi ngo = questionable, skeptical >< certain, assertive

fruitless

(adj) vo ich, khong co ket qua = pointless, futile, unproductive, useless

immune

(adj) mien dich, mien tru = resistant, invulnerable, insusceptible or exempt >< unvulnerable or liable co trach nhiem

insoluble

(adj) khong hoa tan = unsolvable, impenetrable

irreparable

(adj) khong sua chua duoc = irreversible: ko quay lai duoc, permanent >< temporary

liable

(adj) trach nhiem phap ly = legally responsible/ accountable

life-threatening

(adj) de doa tinh mang = dangerous

pervasive

(adj) pho bien = prevalent, extensive, ubiquitous, famous

pristine

(adj) nguyen thuy = intact, untouched

recyclable

(adj) eco-friendly

sustainable

(adj) ben vung => sustainable development

unprecedented

(adj) chua tung co tien le = unparalleled, exceptional

viable

(adj) co the xay ra = feasible, possible

worthwhile

(adj) xung dang, dang gia = valuable, precious, deserving

confront with

(v) doi mat, duong dau voi = challenge, encounter, face = deal with

dispose of

(v) vut bo = dump, discharge, throw away, get rid of, discard

inexorably

(adv) khong lay chuyen duoc = inevitably = inescapably: khong the tranh khoi, thay the duoc