最近，被称为“地球之肺”的亚马孙雨林着火了。
虽然每年都会着火，但是今年的火特别厉害，最干燥的九月还没来，着火点的数量已经明显上升。
专家认为，只有过度的森林砍伐才能解释这个现象。
今年七月，亚马孙雨林被砍伐面积达到2254平方公里，同比上升了2.78。
联合国和其他一些国家已经对巴西施压，巴西政府宣布采取措施帮助灭火。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 称为 | chēng wéi | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) |
| 肺 | fèi | lung |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 亚马孙 | Yà mǎ sūn | Amazon |
| 雨林 | yǔ lín | rainforest |
| 着火 | zháo huǒ | to catch fire |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 火 | huǒ | fire / ammunition / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / Kangxi radical 86 |
| 特别 | tè bié | very; especially; particularly / in particular |
| 厉害 | lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding / (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 干燥 | gān zào | (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid / (of skin, mouth etc) dry / (fig.) dull; dry; boring |
| 九月 | Jiǔ yuè | September / ninth month (of the lunar year) |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 点 | diǎn | point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock |
| 数量 | shù liàng | amount; quantity / (math.) scalar quantity |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 明显 | míng xiǎn | clear / distinct / obvious |
| 上升 | shàng shēng | to rise / to go up / to ascend |
| 专家 | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | (只有……才……) it is only if ... (that one can ...) / it is only (someone) who ... |
| 过度 | guò dù | excessive / extravagant / intemperate |
| 森林 | sēn lín | forest |
| 砍伐 | kǎn fá | to hew / to cut down |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 解释 | jiě shì | to explain / to interpret / to resolve |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 现象 | xiàn xiàng | phenomenon / appearance |
| 七月 | Qī yuè | July / seventh month (of the lunar year) |
| 面积 | miàn jī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land |
| 达到 | dá dào | to reach; to achieve; to attain |
| 平方公里 | píng fāng gōng lǐ | square kilometer |
| 同比 | tóng bǐ | (statistics) compared with the same period of the previous year; year on year; year over year |
| 联合国 | Lián hé guó | United Nations |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 其他 | qí tā | other / (sth or sb) else / the rest |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 巴西 | Bā xī | Brazil |
| 施压 | shī yā | to pressure |
| 政府 | zhèng fǔ | government |
| 宣布 | xuān bù | to declare / to announce / to proclaim |
| 采取 | cǎi qǔ | to adopt or carry out / to take |
| 措施 | cuò shī | measure / step |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | to help; to assist |
| 灭 | miè | to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown |