- The environment Flashcards

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It’s really important to protect the environment. If we don’t act now, the jungles and forests will disappear.

A

Es importantísimo proteger el medio ambiente. Si no actuamos ahora, las selvas y los bosques desaparecerán.

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Climate change is a problem that worries me quite a lot. The use of certain fuels pollutes the air and causes global warming.

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El cambio climático es un problema que me preocupa bastante. El uso de ciertos combustibles contamina el aire y causa el calentamiento global.

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Due to the greenhouse effect, temperatures rise, which threatens the survival of some animals, for example penguins.

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Debido al efecto invernadero, las temperaturas suben, lo que amenaza la supervivencia de unos animales, por ejemplo los pingüinos.

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Water is necessary for everyone. Without water, crops can’t survive.

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El agua es necesaria para todo el mundo. Sin agua, los cultivos no pueden sobrevivir.

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We should use less water in our daily lives.

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Debemos usar menos agua en nuestra vida diaria.

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Forests are important because they reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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Los bosques son importantes porque reducen la cantidad de dióxido de carbono en la atmósfera.

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Nowadays we cut down lots of trees to produce fuel. This contributes to the destruction of forests, and to climate change.

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Hoy en día cortamos muchos árboles para producir combustibles. Esto contribuye a la destrucción de los bosques, y al cambio climático.

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Oil spills make the sea and the beaches dirty. Then, the fish and birds suffer a lot and often they die.

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Las mareas negras ensucian el mar y las playas. Luego, los peces y los pájaros sufren mucho y muchas veces mueren.

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Here, we have a problem with the amount of rubbish. It’s very easy to forget about rubbish when it’s in a tip and not in the street, but it does exist.

A

Aquí, tenemos un problema con la cantidad de basura. Es muy fácil olvidarse de la basura cuando está en un vertedero y no en la calle, pero sí existe.

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It’s essential that we protect nature because we won’t be able to live without it.

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Es esencial que protejamos la naturaleza porque sin ella, no podremos vivir.

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I want everyone to do more to that we produce. If not, the reduce the amount of rubbish rubbish tips will be full soon.

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Quiero que todos hagan más para reducir la cantidad de basura que producimos. Si no, los vertederos estarán llenos pronto.

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It’s terrible that we don’t think more about the Earth’s future.

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Es terrible que no pensemos más en el futuro de la Tierra.

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