Earth Vitality Report

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世界shì jiè自然zì rán基金会jī jīn huì（WWF）发布fā bù《地球dì qiú生命力shēng mìng lì报告bào gào2018》。

报告bào gào显示xiǎn shì，野生yě shēng动物dòng wù种群zhǒng qún数量shù liàng在zài40多duō年nián内nèi消亡xiāo wáng了le60%。

人类rén lèi的de活动huó dòng是shì最zuì大dà的de威胁wēi xié，包括bāo kuò栖息qī xī地dì丧失sàng shī和hé退化tuì huà以及yǐ jí对duì自然zì rán的de过度guò dù开发kāi fā。

这个zhè ge报告bào gào还hái清楚qīng chu地de展示zhǎn shì了le人类rén lèi活动huó dòng对duì野生yě shēng动物dòng wù，以及yǐ jí森林sēn lín、海洋hǎi yáng、河流hé liú和hé气候qì hòu带dài来lái的de影响yǐng xiǎng。

大自然dà zì rán一直yī zhí在zài默默mò mò地de维持wéi chí和hé支持zhī chí我们的woměn de社会shè huì和hé经济jīng jì活动huó dòng，现在xiàn zài依然yī rán如rú此cǐ。

我们wǒ men却què没有méi yǒu采取cǎi qǔ任何rèn hé措施cuò shī来lái保护bǎo hù它tā。

报告bào gào呼吁hū yù形成xíng chéng一yī份fèn新xīn的de有关yǒu guān自然zì rán与yǔ人rén的de全球quán qiú协议xié yì，促使cù shǐ全球quán qiú采取cǎi qǔ统一tǒng yī行动xíng dòng重新chóng xīn思考sī kǎo、定义dìng yì怎么zěn me保护bǎo hù和hé恢复huī fù地球dì qiú的de生物shēng wù多样性duō yàng xìng。

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Vocabulary 86 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
世界	shì jiè	world
自然	zì rán	nature
基金会	jī jīn huì	foundation (institution supported by an endowment)
发布	fā bù	to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute
地球	dì qiú	the earth
生命力	shēng mìng lì	vitality
报告	bào gào	report / speech / talk / lecture
显示	xiǎn shì	to show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
野生	yě shēng	wild / undomesticated
动物	dòng wù	animal
种群	zhǒng qún	population (of a species) / community (of animals or plants)
数量	shù liàng	amount; quantity / (math.) scalar quantity
在	zài	(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
多	duō	(after a numeral) ... odd
年	nián	year
内	nèi	within
消亡	xiāo wáng	to die out / to wither away
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
人类	rén lèi	humanity / human race / mankind
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
活动	huó dòng	(volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity / (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
最	zuì	(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
大	dà	big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
威胁	wēi xié	to threaten; to menace
包括	bāo kuò	to comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of
栖息	qī xī	(of a bird) to perch / (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell
地	dì	earth / ground / field / place / land
丧失	sàng shī	to lose / to forfeit
和	hé	and; together with
退化	tuì huà	to degenerate
以及	yǐ jí	and; as well as
对	duì	towards; at; for / concerning; regarding
过度	guò dù	excessive / extravagant / intemperate
开发	kāi fā	to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
这个	zhè ge	(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
还	hái	in addition, also, else, even
清楚	qīng chu	clear / distinct
展示	zhǎn shì	to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
森林	sēn lín	forest
海洋	hǎi yáng	ocean
河流	hé liú	river
气候	qì hòu	(meteorology) climate / (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
带	dài	to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
来	lái	hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker)
影响	yǐng xiǎng	influence / effect
大自然	dà zì rán	nature (the natural world)
一直	yī zhí	straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
默默	mò mò	in silence; not speaking
维持	wéi chí	to keep; to maintain; to preserve
支持	zhī chí	to be in favor of / to support / to back / to stand by
我们的	woměn de	our; belonging to us
社会	shè huì	society
经济	jīng jì	economic
现在	xiàn zài	now; at present; currently
依然	yī rán	still; as before
如	rú	as / as if / such as
此	cǐ	this; these
我们	wǒ men	we; us; ourselves; our
却	què	but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though
没有	méi yǒu	haven't / hasn't
采取	cǎi qǔ	to adopt or carry out / to take
任何	rèn hé	any; whatever; whichever
措施	cuò shī	measure / step
保护	bǎo hù	to protect / to defend / to safeguard
它	tā	it
呼吁	hū yù	to call on (sb to do sth) / to appeal (to)
形成	xíng chéng	to form; to take shape
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
份	fèn	classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
新	xīn	new; newly
有关	yǒu guān	related to / concerning
与	yǔ	(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)
人	rén	person; people
全球	quán qiú	worldwide; global
协议	xié yì	agreement / pact / protocol
促使	cù shǐ	to prompt; to induce; to spur
统一	tǒng yī	unified; integrated
行动	xíng dòng	operation / action
重新	chóng xīn	again; once more; re-
思考	sī kǎo	to reflect on / to ponder over
定义	dìng yì	to define
怎么	zěn me	how? / what? / why?
恢复	huī fù	to reinstate / to resume / to restore / to recover / to regain / to rehabilitate
生物	shēng wù	biological
多样性	duō yàng xìng	variegation; diversity