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World Environment Day

6月yuè5日rì是shì每měi年nián的de世界shì jiè环境huán jìng日rì。

这些zhè xiē年nián,环境huán jìng污染wū rǎn和hé破坏pò huài的de问题wèn tí越来越yuè lái yuè严重yán zhòng,环境huán jìng问题wèn tí和hé环境huán jìng保护bǎo hù开始kāi shǐ成为chéng wéi大家dà jiā关心guān xīn的de问题wèn tí。

这zhè个gè节日jié rì是shì人们rén men对duì环境huán jìng问题wèn tí的de态度tài dù,表达biǎo dá了le人们rén men对duì美好měi hǎo环境huán jìng的de追求zhuī qiú,也yě是shì为了wèi le让ràng全quán世界shì jiè对duì环境huán jìng有yǒu更gèng多duō认识rèn shi、提高tí gāo政府zhèng fǔ对duì环境huán jìng问题wèn tí的de注意zhù yì。

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Vocabulary 41 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
月 yuèmonth / monthly
日 rìsun / day / date, day of the month
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
每 měieach / every
年 niányear
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
世界 shì jièworld
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
这些 zhè xiēthese
污染 wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
和 héand; together with
破坏 pò huàidestruction / damage
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
严重 yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
保护 bǎo hùprotection
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
成为 chéng wéito become; to turn into
大家 dà jiāeveryone
关心 guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
节日 jié rìholiday / festival
人们 rén menpeople
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
态度 tài dùmanner / bearing / attitude / approach
表达 biǎo dáto express; to convey
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
美好 měi hǎobeautiful / fine
追求 zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
为了 wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
全 quánall / whole / entire / every / complete
有 yǒuto have; there is
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
认识 rèn shiknowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve
政府 zhèng fǔgovernment
注意 zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to