U4. wild

Question 1

creature

Answer 1

‘kri:tʃə/
n sinh vật, loài vật
many of the earth’s creatures die because of choices humans make.

Question 2

greed

Answer 2

/gri:d/
n. tính tham lam
what kills these millions of animals from all over the world is human greed.

Question 3

ornamental

Answer 3

ɔ:nə’mentl/
(a) để trang trí
ornamental jewellery (‘dʤu:əlri/ )

Question 4

ashtray

Answer 4

n cái gạt tàn thuốc lá /ˈæʃ.treɪ/

Question 5

suppose

Answer 5

/sə’pouz/

cho rằng, nghĩ rằng

Question 6

cause

Answer 6

n. nguyên nhân
mục đích
during the late 1980s, saving elephants becam a popular cause.

Question 7

dwindle

Answer 7

‘dwindl/
thu nhỏ lại, teo đi
thoái hóa

Question 8

ivory tusk

Answer 8

‘aivəri/

ngà voi

Question 9

fade

Answer 9

‘feid/
mất dần, mờ dần
however, concern for a certain species tends to fade after a while

Question 10

protest against

Answer 10

/protest/ cả n

v.phản đối phản kháng

Question 11

slaughter

Answer 11

/’slɔ:tə/
n,v. giết thịt
tàn sát

Question 12

seal pups

Answer 12

chó biển

Question 13

brutality

Answer 13

/bru:’tæliti/

n. tính/ hành động hung ác

Question 14

halt

Answer 14

hɔ:lt/
n sự tạm nghỉ
to come to a halt: tạm dừng lại

Question 15

movement

Answer 15

hoạt động, phong trào

Question 16

tuna

Answer 16

‘tjunə/

cá ngừ

Question 17

appear

Answer 17

v. có vẻ

the whale population appears to have increased for now.

Question 18

club (v)

Answer 18

đánh (= gậy, dùi cui)
=beat
everyone was shocked at the sight of pups being clubbed to death in their icy habitat