Environment & disasters

Question 1

Unfortunately, every year there are
more and more natural disasters
that affect planet Earth and
damage our ecosystem

Answer 1

Por desgracia, cada año se producen
más y más desastres naturales que
afectan al planeta Tierra y dañan
nuestro ecosistema

Question 2

These
disasters can be the work of
nature itself, such as earthquakes,
tsunamis or fires, or they can be
caused by man.

Answer 2

Estos desastres
pueden ser obra de la propia
naturaleza, como ocurre con los
terremotos, maremotos o incendios,
o pueden ser provocados por el
hombre.

Question 3

failed

Answer 3

fallo

Question 4

impact

Answer 4

consequencias

Question 5

Man -made disasters have dire consequences.

Answer 5

Los desastres provocados por elhombre tienen terribles consecuencias.

Question 6

Fires are sometimes arson.

Answer 6

Los incendios a veces son provocados.

Question 7

There is a gale in my city.

Answer 7

Hay un vendaval en mi ciudad.

Question 8

We are all responsible for cutting down

trees.

Answer 8

Todos somos responsables de la tala de

árboles.

Question 9

Dumping at sea is very sad.

Answer 9

Los vertidos al mar son muy tristes.

Question 10

And you? Do you recycle?

Answer 10

¿Y tú? ¿Reciclas?

Question 11

Renewable energies are an option to nuclear power.

to nuclear energy.

Answer 11

Las energías renovables son una opción

a la energía nuclear.

Question 12

We have to take care of our ecosystem

Answer 12

Hay que cuidar nuestro ecosistema.

Question 13

Unfortunately, every year there are more and more natural disasters
natural disasters that affect the planet Earth and damage our
planet Earth and damage our ecosystem.

Answer 13

Por desgracia, cada año se producen más y
más desastres naturales que afectan al
planeta Tierra y dañan nuestro ecosistema.

Question 14

These disasters can be the work of nature itself
nature itself, such as earthquakes, tsunamis or fires,
earthquakes, tsunamis or fires, or they can be man-made.
man-made.

Answer 14

Estos desastres pueden ser obra de la propia
naturaleza, como ocurre con los terremotos,
maremotos o incendios o pueden ser
provocados por el hombre.

Question 15

In the latter
the latter case, the consequences are often even more
consequences are often even more dire, as it is bad practice, human failure or lack of
human failure or a lack of precaution that caused the catastrophe.

Answer 15

En este último
caso las consecuencias suelen ser aún más
nefastas, ya que ha sido una mala práctica, un
fallo humano o una ausencia de precaución la
que ha provocado la catástrofe.

Question 16

These
These natural disasters usually have a double
consequences: human losses and natural losses.

Answer 16

Estos
desastres naturales suelen tener una doble
consecuencia: pérdidas humanas y pérdidas
naturales.

Question 17

That is, many people die as a result of the disaster
disaster, but also nature suffers its consequences in
sometimes for thousands of years.

Answer 17

Es decir, muchas personas mueren
a causa del desastre, pero también la
naturaleza sufre sus consecuencias en
ocasiones durante miles de años.

Question 18

In the following we are going to focus on
on this type of disasters, those that are caused by man
although the boundary between the two types
of catastrophes is not entirely clear.

Answer 18

A continuación nos vamos a centrar en
este tipo de desastres, los que son
provocados por la mano del hombre,
aunque la frontera entre ambos tipos
de catástrofes no está del todo clara.

Question 19

This means that it is sometimes difficult to determine
whether the disaster was due solely to human
failure or whether there was also a natural disaster that aggravated the consequences of the disaster.

Answer 19

Esto significa que en ocasiones es difícil
determinar si el desastre fue debido
únicamente a un fallo humano o hubo
también un desastre natural
simultáneo que agravó las
consecuencias del mismo.

Question 20

It is difficult to calculate, however, the

number of real deaths from this accident, and the issue has generated some controversy among researchers.

Answer 20

Es difícil
calcular, sin embargo, el número de
muertes reales por este accidente, y el
tema ha generado cierta polémica
entre los investigadores.

Question 21

The accident contaminated
thousands of hectares of land,
which are still uncultivable today, and seems to be responsible for an increase in cancer statistics in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.

Answer 21

El accidente contaminó miles de
hectáreas de terreno, que aún hoy siguen siendo incultivables, y parece
tener responsabilidad sobre un aumento en las estadísticas de cáncer
en Ucrania, Rusia y Bielorrusia

Question 22

Although there are no conclusive studies in this
regard, it seems clear that this accident had serious consequences in terms of
population mortality.

Answer 22

Aunque no existen estudios concluyentes al respecto, parece claro que este accidente tuvo unas graves consecuencias en términos de mortalidad poblacional.

Question 23

ominous;
disastrous;
dire

Answer 23

nefasto

Question 24

exacerbate

Answer 24

agravar

Question 25

earthquake

Answer 25

terremoto

Question 26

mistreat

Answer 26

maltratar

Question 27

captivity

Answer 27

cautiverio

Question 28

illegal hunter

Answer 28

cazador furtivo

Question 29

your theories about what supposedly occured

Answer 29

tus teorías sobre lo

que supuestamente ha ocurrido

Question 30

I was recommended this natural pesticide
pesticide to kill the snail infestation
snails in the lemon tree.

Answer 30

Me recomendaron este pesticida
natural para acabar con la plaga de
caracoles del limonero.

Question 31

It has always been said that the lion is

the king of the savannah.

Answer 31

Siempre han asegurado que el león es

el rey de la sabana.

Question 32

In this developed world

Answer 32

en este mundo desarrollado

Question 33

if they need care

Answer 33

si necessitan cuidados

Question 34

The Dodo bird used to live in the Mauritius Islands and

the last specimen became extinct in the 18th century.

Answer 34

El ave Dodo vivía en las islas Mauricio y
el último ejemplar se extinguió en el
siglo XVIII.

Question 35

These bears have lived in captivity all their lives.

their whole life, they could not be taken back to their supposed natural habitat.

Answer 35

Estos osos llevan viviendo en cautiverio
toda su vida, no podrían llevarlos a su
supuesto hábitat natural.

Question 36

A poacher is any person who hunts animals illegally.

Answer 36

Un cazador furtivo es toda persona que

caza animales de forma ilegal.

Question 37

The police found several dogs
mistreated at her home. They had not eaten for
they had not eaten for months.

Answer 37

La policía encontró varios perros
maltratados en su domicilio. Hacía
meses que no comían.

Question 38

It would be necessary to see what moral values people who mistreat animals have.

Answer 38

Habría que ver qué valores morales
tiene la gente que maltrata a los
animales.

Question 39

Do you think anything can be done

to prevent it?

Answer 39

¿Crees que se puede hacer algo

para prevenirlo?