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1
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At first/at the beginning

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Al principio

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Beforehand

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Antemano

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We have to ask ourselves

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Tenemos que preguntarnos

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At first sight

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A primera vista

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In the short term

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A corto plazo

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In the long term

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Al largo plazo

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To summarise the issue

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Resumir el tema

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To face up to the issue

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Afrontar el tema

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The problem to be addressed

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El problema que se plantea es

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It’s a topic that has been in the media for several years now

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Es un tema que ya lleva varios años apareciendo en los medios

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It’s a topic that has been interesting me for some time now

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Es un tema que ya me interesa desde hace algún tiempo

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The arguments for and against

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Los argumentos en pro y en contra

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The main worry

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La preocupación predominante

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Likewise

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Asimismo

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Consequently

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Por consiguiente

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Due to this

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Debido a esto

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In fact

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De hecho

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18
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That said

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Dicho eso

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19
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In this context

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En este contexto

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20
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In addition

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Por añadidura

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21
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As a result

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Como resultado

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This explains why

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Esto explico por qué

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Apart from that

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Aparte de eso

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It’s a question of

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Se trata de

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Nevertheless

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Por obstante

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In spite of this

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A pesar de esto

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27
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The stumbling block

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El tropiezo

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28
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The situation is getting worse

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La situación va empeorando

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According to a survey

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Según una encuesta

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30
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The figures prove that

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Las cifras atestan que

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31
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On the contrary

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Al contrario

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32
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Anyway

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De todos modos

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33
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Instead of that

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En lugar de eso

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34
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There’s no denying that

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No se puede negar que

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35
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The crux of the matter is

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El quid de la cuestión es que

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36
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You have to bear in mind that

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Hay que tener en cuenta que

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37
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It’s worth considering

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Vale considerar

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38
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To a certain extent

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Hasta cierto punto

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39
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The present situation

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La situación actual

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40
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We should ask ourselves if

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Deberíamos preguntarnos si

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41
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According to the facts

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Según los datos

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42
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It seems logical to me that

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A mí parece lógico que

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43
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Why should we put up with the fact that…?

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¿Por qué tenemos que soportar que…?

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44
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In conclusion

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Para concluir

45
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So that the situation doesn’t deteriorate

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De modo que la situación no empeore

46
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To be crazy about somebody

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Estar chiflado/a por alguien

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To develop a relationship

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Desarrollar una relación

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Couple

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La pareja

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To be happily married

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Estar felizmente casados

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To help each other

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Ayudarse uno a otro

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Mutual support

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El apoyo mutuo

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To be single

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Ser soltero/a

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To raise a family

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Criar una familia

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The divorce rate

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La tasa de divorcio

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Exchange of knowledge

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El intercambio de conocimientos

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Free circulation of ideas

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La libre circulación de las ideas

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An enriching experience

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Una experimenta enriquecedora

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Tuition fees

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Las tasas

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A loan

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Un préstamo

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To pile up future debes

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Acumular deudas para el futuro

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A much sought after job

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Un trabajo muy solicitado

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Academic qualifications

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Los títulos académicos

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To be well dressed

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Ir bien vestido/a

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To be suitable for the job

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Ser apto/a para el trabajo

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Promotion possibilities

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Las posibilidades de ascenso

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To feel happy in one’s work

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Sentirse a gusto en el trabajo

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The glass ceiling

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El techo de cristal

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Flexible hours

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El horario flexible

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The need to reconcile family and professional life

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La necesidad de compaginar la vida familiar con la profesional

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Feeling of wellbeing

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La sensación de bienestar

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To reduce stress

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Reducir el estrés

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To increase the quality of life

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Aumentar la calidad de vida

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A therapeutic pastime

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Un pasatiempo terapéutico

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To have a real passion for

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Tener una auténtica pasión de

75
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To have everything within in reach

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Tenerlo todo al alcance

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Pollution

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La contaminación

77
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To leave the bustle of the city behind

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Dejar atrás el bullicio de la ciudad

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Spain is bursting with tourists

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España está a tope de turistas

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For the discerning tourist

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Para el turista perspicaz

80
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To forget the daily routine

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Olvidar la rutina diaria

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Throughout his/her career

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A lo largo de su carrera

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Natural surroundings

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El entorno natural

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The threat to wildlife

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La amenaza a la naturaleza

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Environmental damage

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El deterioro ambiental

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To cause irreversible damage

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Causar daños irreversibles

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To reduce the damage caused to

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Reducir los daños causados a

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Climate change

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El cambio climático

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Global warming

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El calentamiento del globo

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Greenhouse gases

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Los gases invernadero

90
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Destruction of the ozone layer

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La destrucción de la capa de ozono

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Acid rain

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Las lluvias ácidas

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Destruction of the rainforests

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La destrucción de las selvas tropicales

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Deforestation

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La deforestación

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Melting of the polar ice sheet

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El derretimiento de la capa de hielo polar

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Rise in sea level

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El aumento de nivel del mar

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With the utmost urgency

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Con toda urgencia

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The present rate of global warming is unsustainable

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La velocidad actual del recalentamiento del planeta

98
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To awaken public opinion

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Despertar a la opinión pública

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To fight for the survival of species

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Luchar por la supervivencia de las especies

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The consumption of natural resources

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El consumo de recursos naturales

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The loss of valuable resources

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La pérdida de recursos valiosos

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To conserve energy

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Conservar la energía

103
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To switch off the heating

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Apagar la calefacción

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Fossil fuels

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Los combustibles fósiles

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Renewable resources

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Los recursos renovables

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Wind energy

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La energía eólica

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To pollute

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Contaminar

108
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To recycle

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Reciclar