Unit 9 Flashcards
abode, n. /əˈbəʊd/ syn. dwelling, home, apartment
The defendant is of no fixed abode.
оселя
the place where someone lives
acid rain
In the early 1980s acid rain became the favorite cause of doom.
кислотний дощ
rain that contains large amounts of harmful chemicals
to address the issue prudently
We’ll address that issue prudently at the next meeting.
ретельно вирішувати проблему
solve the issue or problem in a way that is careful and avoids risks
to adopt a diet
I adopt low-salt diet to reduce my blood pressure.
дотримуватись дієти
follow an eating plan in which someone eats less food
annual meeting, n. /ˌænjuəl ˈmiːt̬ɪŋ/
Shareholders are expected to approve the plan at their annual meeting Tuesday.
щорічні збори
a meeting that happens once every year in which a company or other organization discusses the past year’s activities and elects new officers
to avert
We tried to avert our thoughts from our massive financial problems.
відвертати, відхиляти
turn away your eyes or thoughts
to be doomed
He was doomed to be a one-term president like Jimmy Carter.
бути приреченим на
be the certain cause of someone or something having a bad end, esp. to die or to fail
to be driven to extinction
Many species of plants and animals are driven to extinction.
бути доведеним до межі вимирання
a situation in which something no longer exists
to be eco-conscious citizens
We are eco-conscious citizens, we use eco products such as wind turbines and solar panels.
бути екологічно свідомими громадянами
citizens who worried about the environment
to be protected by regulation
Great white sharks are protected by regulation along the California coast.
охоронятися законом
kept safe from danger or harm by law
to be poised at the brink of environmental crisis
The city is poised at the brink of environmental crisis.
знаходитись на межі загрози екологічної кризи
be the borderline of the environmental crisis
boisterous crowd
A boisterous crowd of about 15,000 attended the concert.
буйний натовп
noisy, energetic, rough, large group of people who have come together
to bring the environmental issue into the public eye
At the conference they brought the environmental issue into the public eye.
ознайомити суспільство з екологічною проблемою
acquaint society with the environmental problem
bustling, adj. /ˈbʌslɪŋ/
This used to be a bustling town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years.
метушливий
if a place is bustling, it is full of busy activity
to call for action
We must call for action to deal with the problem before it spreads to other areas.
закликати до дії
the process of doing something, especially when solving a problem or difficulty
to cause harm to
The difficult driving conditions caused harm to several drivers.
завдавати шкоди
make something happen, especially something bad
to change drastically
Nothing changes drastically, does it – I’ve been away two years and the office still looks exactly the same.
кардинально змінювати
make or become different in a way that is severe and sudden or has very noticeable effects
climate change
The President called for urgent action on climate change.
зміни клімату
changes in the world’s weather
consumption, n. /kənˈsʌmpʃən/
Consumption of electricity is always higher during the summer months because of air-conditioning.
споживання чогось
an amount of something that is used, or the process of using something
to contaminate, v. /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/
Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste.
заражати, оскверняти, забруднювати
make something less pure or make it poisonous
to crack climate jokes
I cracked a few climate jokes to try to cheer everyone up.
жартувати про клімат
tell jokes about climate
to cultivate livestock, n. /ˈlaɪvstɒk/
The villagers cultivate livestock.
вирощувати худобу
grow animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or chickens
to decimate, v. /ˈdesɪmeɪt/
syn. to kill, to destroy
Populations of endangered animals have been decimated.
винищувати
kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
deforestation, n. /diːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃən/
Deforestation is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest.
вирубка лісів
the cutting down of trees in a large area, or destruction of forests by people
delicacy, n. /ˈdelɪkəsi/
In some parts of the world, sheep’s eyes are considered a great delicacy.
делікатес
something especially rare or expensive that is good to eat
to deprive, v. /dɪˈpraɪv/ of
He claimed that he had been deprive of his freedom.
позбавляти від чогось
take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone
developing country
Ministers insist that freer trade could reduce poverty in developing countries.
країна, що розвивається
a country with little industrial and economic activity that is seeking to become more advanced economically and socially
to discard, v. /dɪˈskɑːd/ smth
Cut the melon in half and discard the seeds.
викинути щось
throw something away because you no longer want or need it
to dispose, v. /dɪˈspəʊz/ of sth
The agency has put an end to new efforts to dispose of hazardous waste in sensitive environmental areas.
збувати
get rid of something, especially by throwing it away
drastic measures
Drastic measures to help the refugees are badly needed.
рішучі заходи
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with a situation
emission of greenhouse gases
There is a risk of accidents with large emissions of greenhouse gases into the biosphere.
викид парникових газів
the act of sending out greenhouse gases
endangered species, n. /ɪnˈdeɪndʒərd ˈspiʃiz/
Mountain gorillas are an endangered species.
вимираючі види
a type of animal or plant that might stop existing because there are only a few of that type alive
environmental awareness
He has brought an environmental awareness to the conditions surrounding heatstroke.
екологічна обізнаність
having special interest in or experience of something and so knowing what is happening in that subject at the present time
to evolve, v. /ɪˈvɒlv/
Did humans evolve from apes?
еволюціонувати
develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
exhaust, adj. /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ fumes
Exhaust fumes is the main cause of city pollution.
вихлопні гази
waste gases or air expelled from an engine, turbine, or other machine in the course of its operation
to experience some alarm over
Villagers have experienced some alarm over the news of a proposed new road.
відчувати тривогу через
a warning of danger, usually a loud noise or flashing light
extinction of species and habitats
The extinction of species and habitats occurred millions of years ago.
вимирання видів та середовищ проживання
a situation in which something no longer exists
to face the shortage of resources
Britain’s mineral resources include coal and gas deposits, but nowadays they face the shortage of resources.
стикатись з дефіцитом ресурсів
face resource scarcity
famine, n. /ˈfæmɪn/
Thousands of people emigrated during the Irish potato famine of 1845-1846.
голод
a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death
fossils, n. /ˈfɒsəl/
The fossils were found in the middle part of the road-cut.
копалинa, скам’янілість
the remains of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form
