Theme 6 Global Challenges vocabulary bank

保护

bǎohù

to protect; to safeguard

保留

bǎoliú - to remain as before; to retain

白色污染

white pollution

地球

Dìqiú earth

倒垃圾

dào lā jī to empty the trash

空气

kōng qì air; atmosphere

质量

zhì liàng - quality

不堪设想

bùkānshèxiǎng －（of consequnces）too ghastly to contemplate

自由

zìyóu - freedom, free

大自然

dàzìrán nature

车辆

chē liàng - vehicle

交通拥挤

jiāotōng yǒngjǐ

traffic crowded

堵塞

dǔ sè to block / to stop / blockage

环境

huánjìng

environment; surroundings

回收

huíshōu － recycle

化学成分

chemical composition

节约

jié yuē - to save, economise; all: conserve water

利用

lì yòng - use, take advantage of

瓶装水

píngzhuāngshuǐ － bottled water

条件

tiáo jiàn - requirements, conditions

暖气

heater

危机

( wēijī ) crisis (经济危机economic crisis)

吸烟

xīyān (to smoke)

享受

xiǎng shòu - enjoy

受到

shòu dào - to receive

严肃

yán sù solemn; solemnity

严重

yán zhòng - serious, severe, grave

严禁...

yán jìn strictly prohibit

一次性

(yícìxìng; disposable; one-time)

逐渐

zhú jiàn - gradually

现象

xiàn xiàng - appearance, phenomenon

恐怕

kǒng pà - to fear that

进入

(jìnrù) to enter; to get into

进行

jìn xíng - to carry out

金融

jīnróng - finance; banking

贷款

dàikuǎn - loan; to provide a loan

税

shuì - tax

压力

yā lì - pressure, stress

单位

dānwèi - unit

抵押

dǐ yā - to mortgage

房地产泡沫

fáng dì chǎn pào mò foam; (soap bubble); (economic) bubble

投资

tóu zī - investment; to invest

理财

lǐcái - to manage money

风险

fēng xiǎn - risk, hazard

股票

gǔ piào - stock, share

市场

shì chǎng - market

赚钱

zhuàn qián - to earn money

存钱

经济

jīng jì - economy, economics

利息

lì xī - interest (on investment)

贸易

mào yì - trade

企业

qǐ yè - enterprise, business

签合同

qiān hétóng - to sign a contract

剩余

shèng yú - to be left over; surplus

剩下（来）

工资

gōng zī - wages, pay

收入

shōurù - income

薪水

xīnshuǐ - salary; pay; wages

同工同酬

tóng gōng tóng chóu - equal pay for equal work

竞争

jìng zhēng - to compete; competition

消费

xiāofèi - to consume

增加

zēng jiā - increase

减少

jiǎn shǎo - to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

接近

jiē jìn - approach, near to

意见，

yì jiàn - idea, opinion (negative)

主意

zhǔ yi - idea, opinion

同意

tóngyì - to agree

赞成

zànchéng - to approve

提供

tí gōng - to provide, supply

变化

change (biànhuà)

结婚生子

Get married and have kids jiē hūn shēng zǐ

政府

government (zhèngfǔ)

留守儿童

left-behind children liúshǒu értóng

社会问题

social issues- shèhùiwèntí

世界公民

global citizen shìjiè gōngmín

看法

opinion, point of view (kànfǎ)

想法

idea; opinion (xiǎng fǎ)

发达

developed (fādá)

发展中

developing fāzhǎnzhōng

改革开放

to reform and open up (gǎigé kāifàng)

事故

accident shìgù

交流

exchange (jiāoliú)

解决

to solve, to resolve （jiějué）

决定

to decide; decision (juédìng)

妇女地位

women's status fù nǚ dì wèi

女性

female nǚxìng

贫穷

poor (pínqióng)

平等

equal; equality (píngděng)

公平

gōng píng - fair, impartial

取得

to obtain; to gain; to acquire (qǔdé)

取之不得

inaccessible qǔ zhī bù dé

时代

shídài - era; age

世纪

century (shi ji)

统一

tǒng yī to unify; to unite; to integrate

稳定

stable (wěndìng)

跌

(diē) to fall

摔

to fall (shuāi)

退休

to retire (tuìxiū)

老龄化

aging (of a society) (lǎolínghuà)

城市化

urbanization (chéngshìhuà)