Governments, enterprises, and individuals can hardly stay outside the matter.
Sentence vocabulary
环境 · huán jìng
Environment
挑战 · tiǎo zhàn
a challenge
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
生态 · shēng tài
ecology
治理 · zhì lǐ
Government
污染 · wū rǎn
contaminated
能源 · néng yuán
energy source
资源 · zī yuán
resource(s)
气候 · qì hòu
climate
温度 · wēn dù
temperature
工业 · gōng yè
industry
城市 · chéng shì
City
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
责任 · zé rèn
responsibility
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
保护 · bǎo hù
protect
减少 · jiǎn shǎo
reduce
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
未来 · wèi lái
future
规律 · guī lv4
regular pattern, rule, law
层出不穷 · céng chū bù qióng
emerge in endlessly
19
政策若缺乏执行，目标就会沦为空谈。
Zhèngcè ruò quēfá zhíxíng, mùbiāo jiù huì lún wéi kōngtán.
If policy lacks implementation, goals become empty talk.
Sentence vocabulary
环境 · huán jìng
Environment
挑战 · tiǎo zhàn
a challenge
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
生态 · shēng tài
ecology
治理 · zhì lǐ
Government
污染 · wū rǎn
contaminated
能源 · néng yuán
energy source
资源 · zī yuán
resource(s)
气候 · qì hòu
climate
温度 · wēn dù
temperature
工业 · gōng yè
industry
城市 · chéng shì
City
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
责任 · zé rèn
responsibility
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
保护 · bǎo hù
protect
减少 · jiǎn shǎo
reduce
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
未来 · wèi lái
future
规律 · guī lv4
regular pattern, rule, law
层出不穷 · céng chū bù qióng
emerge in endlessly
20
公众参与则能形成持续监督。
Gōngzhòng cānyù zé néng xíngchéng chíxù jiāndū.
Public participation can form continuous supervision.
Sentence vocabulary
环境 · huán jìng
Environment
挑战 · tiǎo zhàn
a challenge
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
生态 · shēng tài
ecology
治理 · zhì lǐ
Government
污染 · wū rǎn
contaminated
能源 · néng yuán
energy source
资源 · zī yuán
resource(s)
气候 · qì hòu
climate
温度 · wēn dù
temperature
工业 · gōng yè
industry
城市 · chéng shì
City
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
责任 · zé rèn
responsibility
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
保护 · bǎo hù
protect
减少 · jiǎn shǎo
reduce
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
未来 · wèi lái
future
规律 · guī lv4
regular pattern, rule, law
层出不穷 · céng chū bù qióng
emerge in endlessly
21
据此，环境治理是一项系统工程。
Jùcǐ, huánjìng zhìlǐ shì yí xiàng xìtǒng gōngchéng.
Accordingly, environmental governance is a systems project.
Sentence vocabulary
环境 · huán jìng
Environment
挑战 · tiǎo zhàn
a challenge
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
生态 · shēng tài
ecology
治理 · zhì lǐ
Government
污染 · wū rǎn
contaminated
能源 · néng yuán
energy source
资源 · zī yuán
resource(s)
气候 · qì hòu
climate
温度 · wēn dù
temperature
工业 · gōng yè
industry
城市 · chéng shì
City
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
责任 · zé rèn
responsibility
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
保护 · bǎo hù
protect
减少 · jiǎn shǎo
reduce
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
未来 · wèi lái
future
规律 · guī lv4
regular pattern, rule, law
层出不穷 · céng chū bù qióng
emerge in endlessly
22
它既考验技术，也考验制度。
Tā jì kǎoyàn jìshù, yě kǎoyàn zhìdù.
It tests both technology and institutions.
Sentence vocabulary
环境 · huán jìng
Environment
挑战 · tiǎo zhàn
a challenge
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
生态 · shēng tài
ecology
治理 · zhì lǐ
Government
污染 · wū rǎn
contaminated
能源 · néng yuán
energy source
资源 · zī yuán
resource(s)
气候 · qì hòu
climate
温度 · wēn dù
temperature
工业 · gōng yè
industry
城市 · chéng shì
City
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
责任 · zé rèn
responsibility
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
保护 · bǎo hù
protect
减少 · jiǎn shǎo
reduce
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
未来 · wèi lái
future
规律 · guī lv4
regular pattern, rule, law
层出不穷 · céng chū bù qióng
emerge in endlessly
23
概括而言，可持续发展贵在长期主义。
Gàikuò ér yán, kě chíxù fāzhǎn guì zài chángqī zhǔyì.
In summary, sustainable development values long-termism.
Sentence vocabulary
环境 · huán jìng
Environment
挑战 · tiǎo zhàn
a challenge
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
生态 · shēng tài
ecology
治理 · zhì lǐ
Government
污染 · wū rǎn
contaminated
能源 · néng yuán
energy source
资源 · zī yuán
resource(s)
气候 · qì hòu
climate
温度 · wēn dù
temperature
工业 · gōng yè
industry
城市 · chéng shì
City
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
责任 · zé rèn
responsibility
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
保护 · bǎo hù
protect
减少 · jiǎn shǎo
reduce
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
未来 · wèi lái
future
规律 · guī lv4
regular pattern, rule, law
层出不穷 · céng chū bù qióng
emerge in endlessly
24
唯有如此，增长才不至于透支未来。
Wéi yǒu rúcǐ, zēngzhǎng cái bú zhìyú tòuzhī wèilái.
Only in this way will growth avoid overdrawing the future.
Sentence vocabulary
环境 · huán jìng
Environment
挑战 · tiǎo zhàn
a challenge
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
生态 · shēng tài
ecology
治理 · zhì lǐ
Government
污染 · wū rǎn
contaminated
能源 · néng yuán
energy source
资源 · zī yuán
resource(s)
气候 · qì hòu
climate
温度 · wēn dù
temperature
工业 · gōng yè
industry
城市 · chéng shì
City
社会 · shè huì
Sociology
责任 · zé rèn
responsibility
措施 · cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
政策 · zhèng cè
policy
风险 · fēng xiǎn
risk
保护 · bǎo hù
protect
减少 · jiǎn shǎo
reduce
效率 · xiào lv4
efficiency
公平 · gōng píng
fair
未来 · wèi lái
future
规律 · guī lv4
regular pattern, rule, law
层出不穷 · céng chū bù qióng
emerge in endlessly
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Vocabulary
Story words
24 cards
环境
huán jìng
Environment
挑战
tiǎo zhàn
a challenge
发展
fā zhǎn
Development
生态
shēng tài
ecology
治理
zhì lǐ
Government
污染
wū rǎn
contaminated
能源
néng yuán
energy source
资源
zī yuán
resource(s)
气候
qì hòu
climate
温度
wēn dù
temperature
工业
gōng yè
industry
城市
chéng shì
City
社会
shè huì
Sociology
责任
zé rèn
responsibility
措施
cuò shī
measures (taken to solve a problem)
政策
zhèng cè
policy
风险
fēng xiǎn
risk
保护
bǎo hù
protect
减少
jiǎn shǎo
reduce
效率
xiào lv4
efficiency
公平
gōng píng
fair
未来
wèi lái
future
规律
guī lv4
regular pattern, rule, law
层出不穷
céng chū bù qióng
emerge in endlessly
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Story vocabulary list
环境 · huán jìng
Environment
挑战 · tiǎo zhàn
a challenge
发展 · fā zhǎn
Development
生态 · shēng tài
ecology
治理 · zhì lǐ
Government
污染 · wū rǎn
contaminated
能源 · néng yuán
energy source
资源 · zī yuán
resource(s)
气候 · qì hòu
climate
温度 · wēn dù
temperature
工业 · gōng yè
industry
城市 · chéng shì
City
Simple questions
What does 治理 mean?
Options: governance or management / poetry / monkey / stroke
Why is environmental governance called a systems project?
Options: It involves technology, institutions, policy, industry, and public behavior / It is only about planting trees / It requires no government action / It concerns only one city