Environmental protection: HSK 7-9 环境保护：HSK 七至九级

工厂要先处理废气。

Gōngchǎng yào xiān chǔlǐ fèiqì.

Factories must treat their waste gas first.

汽车废气会污染空气。

Qìchē fèiqì huì wūrǎn kōngqì.

Car exhaust gas pollutes the air.

废水要先处理，再排放。

Fèishuǐ yào xiān chǔlǐ, zài páifàng.

Waste water must be treated first and then discharged.

废水从工厂净化后加以利用。

Fèishuǐ cóng gōngchǎng jìnghuà hòu jiāyǐ lìyòng.

Waste water is used after being purified by the treatment plant.

这条旧规定早就该废了。

Zhè tiáo jiù guīdìng zǎojiù gāi fèile.

This old rule should have been abolished long ago.

那家工厂已经废了好几年。

Nà jiā gōngchǎng yǐjīng fèile hǎojǐnián.

That factory has been abandoned for several years.

他怕别人把他当成废物。

Tā pà biéren bǎ tā dàngchéng fèiwù.

He was afraid others would treat him as a useless person.

厨房里的废物要分类放好。

Chúfáng lǐ de fèiwù yào fēnlèi fàng hǎo.

The waste in the kitchen must be sorted properly.

市民向政府呼吁增加公园。

Shìmín xiàng zhèngfǔ hūyù zēngjiā gōngyuán.

Residents appealed to the government to build more parks.

我们提出了请求支持的呼吁。

Wǒmen tíchūle qǐngqiú zhīchí de hūyù.

We made an appeal for support.

汽车太多会造成雾霾吗？

Qìchē tài duō huì zàochéng wùmái ma?

Can too many cars cause smog?

早上的雾霾让远处看不清。

Zǎoshang de wùmái ràng yuǎnchù kànbùqīng.

The haze this morning made it hard to see into the distance.

尾气排放要符合标准。

Wěiqì páifàng yào fúhébiāozhǔn.

Exhaust emissions must meet the standards.

汽车尾气会污染空气。

Qìchē wěiqì huì wūrǎn kōngqì.

Car exhaust pollutes the air.

森林减少会加重温室效应。

Sēnlín jiǎnshǎo huì jiāzhòng wēnshìxiàoyìng.

Fewer forests will worsen the greenhouse effect.

温室效应让地球越来越热。

Wēnshìxiàoyìng ràng dìqiú yuèláiyuè rè.

The greenhouse effect is making the Earth hotter and hotter.

你担心全球变暖的问题吗？

Nǐ dānxīn quánqiúbiànnuǎn de wèntí ma?

Are you worried about the problem of global warming?

全球变暖使冰川加速融化。

Quánqiúbiànnuǎn shǐ bīngchuān jiāsù rónghuà.

Global warming is making glaciers melt faster.

垃圾分类很麻烦吗？

Lājīfēnlèi hěn máfan ma?

Is waste sorting very troublesome?

请大家做好垃圾分类！

Qǐng dàjiā zuò hǎo lājīfēnlèi!

Everyone, please make sure to sort your waste properly!

太阳能是可再生的能源。

Tàiyángnéng shì kězàishēng de néngyuán.

Solar power is a renewable source of energy.

太阳能是一种可再生的能源。

Tàiyángnéng shì yìzhǒng kězàishēng de néngyuán.

Solar power is a renewable source of energy.

乱砍树会破坏生物多样性。

Luànkǎn shù huì pòhuài shēngwùduōyàngxìng.

Cutting down trees recklessly will damage biodiversity.

保护森林就是保护生物多样性。

Bǎohù sēnlín jiùshì bǎohù shēngwùduōyàngxìng.

Protecting forests means protecting biodiversity.

大熊猫曾经是濒危动物。

Dàxióngmāo céngjīng shì bīnwēi dòngwù.

The giant panda used to be an endangered animal.

老师说这种鱼已经濒危了。

Lǎoshī shuō zhèzhǒng yú yǐjīng bīnwēile.

The teacher said this kind of fish is already endangered.

退耕还林后，山绿了。

Tuìgēnghuánlín hòu, shān lǜle.

After the farmland was returned to forest, the mountain turned green.

退耕还林后，农民改种果树。

Tuìgēnghuánlín hòu, nóngmín gǎi zhǒng guǒshù.

After returning farmland to forest, the farmers switched to growing fruit trees.

怎样才能防止沙漠化？

Zěnyàng cáinéng fángzhǐ shāmòhuà?

How can desertification be prevented?

沙漠化越来越严重了。

Shāmòhuà yuèláiyuè yánzhòngle.

Desertification is getting more and more serious.

听音乐能净化人的心灵。

Tīng yīnyuè néng jìnghuà rén de xīnlíng.

Listening to music can purify the soul.

骑车上班能减少碳排放。

Qíchē shàngbān néng jiǎnshǎo tànpáifàng.

Cycling to work can reduce carbon emissions.

全球碳排放去年又增加了。

Quánqiú tànpáifàng qùnián yòu zēngjiāle.

Global carbon emissions rose again last year.

农民在田里焚烧稻草。

Nóngmín zài tiánlǐ fénshāo dàocǎo.

The farmers are burning straw in the field.

垃圾不能随便焚烧，对吗？

Lājī bùnéng suíbiàn fénshāo, duì ma?

Garbage can't just be burned anywhere, right?

自然保护区不许摘花。

Zìránbǎohùqū bùxǔ zhāi huā.

Picking flowers is not allowed in the nature reserve.

这片自然保护区有多大？

Zhè piàn zìránbǎohùqū yǒu duō dà?

How big is this nature reserve?

这片树林被砍伐了。

Zhè piàn shùlín bèi kǎnfále.

This woodland has been cut down.

为什么要砍伐这么多树？

Wèishénme yào kǎnfá zhème duō shù?

Why do they have to cut down so many trees?

可持续发展对经济很重要。

Kěchíxùfāzhǎn duì jīngjì hěn zhòngyào.

Sustainable development is very important for the economy.

只顾赚钱，不可能有可持续发展。

Zhǐgù zhuànqián, bù kěnéng yǒu kěchíxùfāzhǎn.

If you only care about making money, there can be no sustainable development.