Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support

Earth is the only place we know of

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. Yet human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world carries on consuming two-thirds of the world’s resources while half of the world’s population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the lonely resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is either built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result the planet’s ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on it.
The Earth’s natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to keep
us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will last indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out and everyone will suffer.

Trái đất là nơi duy nhất mà chúng ta biết trong vũ trụ có thể hỗ trợ cuộc sống của con người. Tuy nhiên, các hoạt động của con người đang làm cho hành tinh này chưa phù hợp để sinh sống. Như thế giới phương Tây mang về tiêu thụ hai phần ba nguồn tài nguyên của thế giới, trong khi một nửa dân số thế giới làm như vậy chỉ để ở còn sống, chúng tôi đang nhanh chóng phá hủy các tài nguyên cô đơn, chúng tôi có, nhờ đó tất cả mọi người có thể tồn tại và phát triển thịnh vượng. Ở khắp mọi nơi đất màu mỡ được hoặc được xây dựng trên hoặc rửa xuống biển. Nguồn tài nguyên tái tạo được khai thác rất nhiều mà họ sẽ không bao giờ có thể phục hồi hoàn toàn. Chúng tôi xả chất ô nhiễm vào không khí, không có suy nghĩ về hậu quả. Kết quả là khả năng của hành tinh để hỗ trợ những người đang giảm tại thời điểm rất khi tăng số nhân và tiêu dùng đang làm cho nhu cầu ngày càng nặng lên nó.
tài nguyên thiên nhiên của trái đất là có cho chúng tôi để sử dụng. Chúng ta cần thực phẩm, nước, không khí, năng lượng, thuốc, ấm áp, nơi trú ẩn và khoáng chất để giữ cho
chúng ăn, thoải mái, khỏe mạnh và năng động. Nếu chúng ta là hợp lý trong cách chúng ta sử dụng các nguồn lực mà họ sẽ kéo dài vô thời hạn. Nhưng nếu chúng ta sử dụng chúng quá lãng phí và họ sẽ sớm chạy ra ngoài và tất cả mọi người sẽ bị ảnh hưởng.

Ciarle

Senior Member

audiolaik

Senior Member

I think yet works here. Have a look at the following definition:

ianmill

Senior Member

Cagey

post mod (English Only / Latin)

‘more words’, as you say.

Despite would be a preposition in this use, and so would be followed by a noun, not a clause. So it could be, as you say:

Matching Mole

Senior Member

Audiolaik’s definition is a very useful one, which I think demonstrates the appropriateness of the word here. I don’t think but is an adequate synonym here, as the kind of exception it makes is rather too general.

Despite can be dismissed on grammatical grounds: Despite human activities are making the planet less fit to live on is ungrammatical. Despite must be followed by a noun phrase (or pronoun), not a finite verb clause. You would need to insert «the fact that» or «this»: we cannot use it on its ow n.

It is trickier to explain why still and although are inappropriate due to meaning. Although expresses a reservation, which is not intended here. Still seems closer, but it isn’t quite right. It’s hard to explain, but I think it implies that the uniqueness of Earth is the reason why human beings are making it an unfit place on which to live, and it is not.

I imagine, though, that the exercise does not allow you to add punctuation to make the word fit, and both these would need to be followed by a comma. The same would apply to nevertheless. Yet is fine on its own.

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support

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Cô Hương Cô Ngọc Anh Cô Vũ Xuân

Thầy Quang Thầy Hiển Cô Thanh Cô Vân Anh

Cô Tạ Thủy Cô Mai Hương

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Cô Hương Cô Ngọc Anh Cô Sinh Cô Xuân

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Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best fits each space in the following text.

Environmental Concerns

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. Yet human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (25)________ on consuming two-thirds (26)________ the world’s resources while half of the world’s population do so just to stay alive. We are rapidly destroying the very resource we have. Everywhere fertile soil is (27)________ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to (28)_________ completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (29)_________, the planet’s ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on it.

Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best fits each space in the following text.

Environmental Concerns

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. Yet human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (25)________ on consuming two-thirds (26)________ the world’s resources while half of the world’s population do so just to stay alive. We are rapidly destroying the very resource we have. Everywhere fertile soil is (27)________ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to (28)_________ completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (29)_________, the planet’s ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on it.

Топик по английскому «Наша планета Земля» (Our Planet Earth)

The planet Earth is only a tiny part of the universe, but it’s the only place where human beings can live.

Today, our planet is in serious danger. Acid rains, global warming, air and water pollution, overpopulation are the problems that threaten human life on Earth.

Who is to blame for the disaster? The answer is simple: all of us. Our forests are disappearing because they are cut down or burnt. If this trend continues, one day we won’t have enough oxygen to breathe.

The seas are in danger. They are filled with poison: industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead; the North Sea is following. The Aral Sea is on the brink of extinction. If nothing is done about it, one day nothing will be able to live in the seas.

Every ten minutes one kind of animal, plant or insect dies out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today may soon become extinct.

Air pollution is another serious problem. In Cairo just breathing the air is dangerous — equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. The same holds true for many Russian cities. Factories emit tons of harmful chemicals. These emissions have disastrous consequences for our planet. They are the main reason for the greenhouse effect and acid rains. An even greater threat are nuclear power stations. We all know how tragic the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster are.

Fortunately, it’s not too late to solve these problems. We have the time, the money and even the technology to make our planet a better, cleaner and safer place. We can plant trees and create parks for endangered species. We can recycle litter. We can support green parties and put pressure on those in power. Together we can save the planet and all of us with it.

Наша планета Земля

Планета Земля лишь малая часть Вселенной, но это единственное место, где человеческие существа могут жить.

В настоящее время наша планета находится в серьезной опасности. Кислотные дожди, глобальное потепление, загрязнение воздуха и воды, перенаселенность — это проблемы, которые угрожают жизни человека на Земле.

Кто виноват в катастрофе? Ответ прост: мы все. Наши леса исчезают, потому что они вырубаются или сжигаются. Если эта тенденция сохранится, то в один прекрасный день у нас не будет достаточно кислорода, чтобы дышать.

Моря находятся в опасности. Они заполнены ядом: индустриальные и ядерные отходы, химические удобрения и пестициды. Средиземноморье уже почти мертво; Северное море следующее. Аральское море находится на грани вымирания. Если ничего не делать, однажды ничего не сможет жить в открытом море.

Каждые десять минут один вид животных, растений или насекомых умирает навсегда. Если ничего не делать, то 1 млн видов, которые живы сегодня, могут исчезнуть очень скоро.

Загрязнение воздуха является еще одной серьезной проблемой. В Каире даже дышать воздухом опасно — это эквивалентно курению двух пачек сигарет в день. То же самое верно и для многих городов России. Фабрики испускают тонны вредных химических веществ. Эта эмиссия имеет бедственные последствия для нашей планеты. Они являются основной причиной парникового эффекта и кислотных дождей. Еще большей угрозой, являются атомные электростанции. Мы все знаем о трагических последствиях Чернобыльской катастрофы.

К счастью, еще не слишком поздно, чтобы решить эти проблемы. У нас есть время, деньги и даже технологии для того, чтобы сделать нашу планету лучше, чище и безопаснее. Мы можем посадить деревья и создать парки для вымирающих видов. Мы можем утилизировать мусор. Мы можем поддерживать партии зеленых в их давлении на власть имущих. Вместе мы сможем спасти планету и всех нас с нею.

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Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support

The planet Earth is only a tiny part of the universe, but it’s the only place where human beings can live.
Today, our planet is in serious danger. Acid rains, global warming, air and water pollution, overpopulation are the problems that threaten human life on Earth.
Who is to blame for the disaster? The answer is simple: all of us.
Our forests are disappearing because they are cut down or burnt. If this trend continues, one day we won’t have enough oxygen to breathe.
The seas are in danger. They are filled with poison: industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilisers and pesticides. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead; the North Sea is following. The Aral Sea is on the brink of extinction. If nothing is done about it, one day nothing will be able to live in the seas.
Every ten minutes one kind of animal, plant or insect dies out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today may soon become extinct.
Air pollution is another serious problem. In Cairo just breathing the air is dangerous — equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. The same holds true for many Russian cities.
Factories emit tons of harmful chemicals. These emissions have disastrous consequences for our planet. They are the main reason for the greenhouse effect and acid rains.
An even greater threat are nuclear power stations. We all know how tragic the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster are.
Fortunately, it’s not too late to solve these problems. We have the time, the money and even the technology to make our planet a better, cleaner and safer place. We can plant trees and create parks for endangered species. We can recycle litter. We can support green parties and put pressure on those in power. Together we can save the planet and all of us with it.

Names
the Mediterranean [,medit8’reinian] Средиземное the Aral [a:’ra:l] Sea Аральское море
море Cairo [‘kairau] Каир
the North Sea Северное море Chernobyl [tjai’nobl] Чернобыль

Questions
1. Why is our planet in danger?
2. Who is to blame for the disaster?
3. What is happening to our forests?
4. Why are the seas in danger?
5. The Aral Sea is on the brink of extinction. Do you think it’s possible to save it?
6. A lot of animals are dying out. But people wear fur coats, crocodile handbags, leather shoes, etc. Are you for or against hunting?
7. Is air pollution a serious problem? Why?
8. The car is now the world’s number one polluter. Do you think it’s possible to make it cleaner and safer? Have you heard about electric cars?
9. Why are nuclear power stations dangerous? What were the tragic consequences of the Chernobyl disaster?
10. What is the main cause of the greenhouse effect and acid rams?
11. What will happen to our planet if the present trends continue? Do you think that one day it may become uninhabitable?
12. What can we do to save the planet?