Lecture 3

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The number of fish

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(the decrease in) fish stocks (in the oceans)

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Dangerous gas from an engine, especially a car's.

Back

exhaust fumes

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impossible to repair or make right again

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(cause) irreparable damage (to our environment) /ɪˈrep.ər.ə.bəl/

= irreversible /ˌɪrɪˈvɜːrsəbl/

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to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.

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We have seriously depleted (the ozone layer in the last few decades by our selfish actions) /dɪˈpliːt/

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pursue (green politics)

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Embracing green politics may be our best hope in the long term, but we need urgent short-term measures too.

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causing a lot of damage or destruction (a)= disastrous /dɪˈzæs.trəs/

= calamitous /kəˈlæm.ə.t̬əs/

= catastrophic /ˌkæt̬.əˈstrɑː.fɪk/

[nạn đói nghiêm trọng]

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• - devastating /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.t̬ɪŋ/

[devestating famines]

• - famine = starvation /stɑːrˈveɪ.ʃən/

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thoát nghèo

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to escape poverty

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= poor (areas) >< high income countries

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deprived areas ~ marginalised (areas) /ˈmɑːr.dʒɪ.nəl.aɪz/

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= poverty

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deprivation /ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃən/

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= the third world countries

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= developing countries

= low income countries