Protecting the planet

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 环境
  huánjìng

  environment; circumstances; surroundings

• 保护
  bǎohù

  to protect; to defend; to safeguard

• 垃圾
  lājī

  trash; refuse; garbage

• 分类
  fēnlèi

  to classify

• 要求
  yāoqiú

  to request; to require; to stake a claim

• 由于
  yóuyú

  due to; as a result of; thanks to

• 因此
  yīncǐ

  thus; consequently

• 空气
  kōngqì

  air; atmosphere

• 差
  chà

  to fall short; to lack; different

• 倍
  bèi

  (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double

• 环保
  huánbǎo

  environmental protection; environmentally friendly

• 支持
  zhīchí

  to be in favor of; to support; to back

• 甚至
  shènzhì

  even; so much so that

• 不但
  bùdàn

  not only (... but also ...)

• 而且
  érqiě

  (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition

• 节约
  jiéyuē

  to economize; to conserve (resources); economy

• 地球
  dìqiú

  the earth

• 部分
  bùfen

  part; portion

• 洗澡
  xǐzǎo

  to bathe; to take a shower

• 种
  zhòng

  to plant; to grow; to cultivate

• 树
  shù

  tree; to cultivate; to set up

• 主意
  zhǔyi

  plan; idea; decision

• 污染
  wūrǎn

  (lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate

• 自然
  zìrán

  nature; natural; naturally

• 气候
  qìhòu

  (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate

• 温度
  wēndù

  temperature

• 变化
  biànhuà

  (intransitive) to change; to vary; change

• 减少
  jiǎnshǎo

  to lessen; to decrease

• 解决
  jiějué

  to solve; to resolve; to eliminate

• 自行车
  zìxíngchē

  bicycle; bike

• 为了
  wèile

  for; for the purpose of

The lesson’s grammar

• In order to: 为了

  为了 + purpose，Subject + Verb… ｜ Subject + 是为了 + purpose

• Cause and effect (formal): 由于……因此

  由于 + cause，(所以 / 因此) + consequence

• Even, to the point of: 甚至

  …，甚至 + (Subject) + extreme case

• Not only… but also: 不但……而且

  (Subject) 不但 + A，而且 (Subject) (还/也) + B

• Fractions, percentages, multiples: 分之, 百分之, 倍

  B 分之 A ｜ 百分之 + N ｜ A 是 B 的 N 倍 ｜ 增加了 N 倍