Unit 12 Flashcards
Logging
the work of cutting down trees in a forest
Bushfire
آتش سوزی جنگل
Species
a group of animals or plants whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals or plants
Population
جمعیت
Crops
محصولات زراعی
Legislation
a law or set of laws
Conservation
SYN Preservation
محافظت
To pollute
آلوده کردن
timber
wood used for building or making things
SYN lumber
Lawn
an area of ground in a garden or park that is covered with short grass
relly , rellies
a large public meeting, especially one that is held outdoors to support a political idea, protest etc
Unwilling
not wanting to do something and refusing to do it
Prosecuted
to charge someone with a crime and try to show that they are guilty of it in a court of law
تحت پیگرد قانونی قرار گرفت
Chasing
quickly follow someone or something in order to catch them
sensible
reasonable, practical, and showing good judgment
She seems very sensible.
sensible advice
It’s sensible to keep a note of
your passport number.
معقول
environmentalist
someone who is concerned about protecting the environment
At first, two decades ago, environmentalists predicted we would run out of certain raw materials.
طرفداران محیط زیست
movement
a group of people who share the same ideas or beliefs and who work together to achieve a particular aim
جنبش
livelihood
the way you earn money in order to live
Fishing is the main source of livelihood for many people in the area.
It’s difficult to earn a livelihood as an artist.
راه امرار معاش
amusement
the feeling you have when you think something is funny
Her eyes sparkled with amusement.
She looked at him in amusement.
برای تفریح ، تفریحی
blame
to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad
Don’t blame me – it’s not my fault.
I blame his mother. She does everything for him.
سرزنش کردن
phenomenal
very great or impressive
the phenomenal success of computer games in recent years
چشم گیر
fur
the thick soft hair that covers the bodies of some animals, such as cats, dogs, and rabbits
خز
feathers
one of the light soft things that cover a bird’s body
پر
shell
the hard outer part that covers and protects an egg, nut, or seed
Never buy eggs with cracked shells.
پوسته ، صدف
ivory
the hard smooth yellowish-white substance from the tusks (=long teeth) of an elephant
an ivory chess set
عاج
