Words

1. 消失 (xiāoshī) – to disappear

  1. 由于森林被严重破坏,许多珍稀动物正在逐渐消失。

    Yóuyú sēnlín bèi yánzhòng pòhuài, xǔduō zhēnxī dòngwù zhèngzài zhújiàn xiāoshī.

    Due to the severe destruction of the forest, many rare animals are gradually disappearing.

    破坏 pòhuài – to destroy, to damage

    珍稀 zhēnxī – rare

    逐渐 zhújiàn – gradually


  1. 他像人间蒸发了一样,没有任何人知道他去了哪里。

    Tā xiàng rénjiān zhēngfāle yīyàng, méiyǒu rènhé rén zhīdào tā qùle nǎlǐ.

    He disappeared as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth, and no one knew where he went.

    人间 rénjiān – the human world

    蒸发 zhēngfā – to evaporate


2. 洪水 (hóngshuǐ) – flood

  1. 连日暴雨导致这座小城发生了严重的洪水。

    Liánrì bàoyǔ dǎozhì zhè zuò xiǎochéng fāshēngle yánzhòng de hóngshuǐ.

    Continuous heavy rain caused a severe flood in this small city.

    暴雨 bàoyǔ – torrential rain


  1. 政府正在采取措施,治理洪水的危害。

    Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài cǎiqǔ cuòshī, zhìlǐ hóngshuǐ de wéihài.

    The government is taking measures to control the dangers of the flood.

    采取 cǎiqǔ – to take, to adopt

    措施 cuòshī – measure, step

    治理 zhìlǐ – to harness, to control

    危害 wéihài – to endanger; harm


3. 地震 (dìzhèn) – earthquake, earthshock

  1. 这场地震给当地居民带来了巨大的灾难。

    Zhè chǎng dìzhèn gěi dāngdì jūmín dàilái le jùdà de zāinàn.

    This earthquake brought a huge calamity to the local residents.

    居民 jūmín – resident

    巨大 jùdà – huge, enormous

    灾难 zāinàn – calamity, disaster


  1. 专家预测未来几年可能会发生一次大型地震。

    Zhuānjiā yùcè wèilái jǐ nián kěnéng huì fāshēng yīcì dàxíng dìzhèn.

    Experts predict that a large-scale earthquake may occur in the next few years.

    专家 zhuānjiā – expert

    预测 yùcè – to predict, to forecast

    大型 dàxíng – large-scale


4. 破坏 (pòhuài) – to break, to destroy

  1. 乱砍树木的行为会严重破坏生态平衡。

    Luàn kǎn shùmù de xíngwéi huì yánzhòng pòhuài shēngtài pínghéng.

    The act of randomly cutting down trees will severely damage the ecological balance.

    砍 kǎn – to chop, to cut

    生态 shēngtài – ecology

    平衡 pínghéng – balance


  1. 工业污染正在不断地破坏着我们赖以生存的环境。

    Gōngyè wūrǎn zhèngzài bùduàn de pòhuài zhe wǒmen làiyǐ shēngcún de huánjìng.

    Industrial pollution is constantly destroying the environment on which we depend for our survival.

    工业 gōngyè – industry

    污染 wūrǎn – pollution

    生存 shēngcún – to live, to exist