Sunday, March 4, 2012

"I want to tell the factories they make too much pollution. Because of them Xinglong village is sick."

An article and video about pollution in China.

Phrases and vocabulary
breakneck economic growth: incredibly fast economic growth, maybe so fast it will break your neck.
takes its toll on the nation´s health: has a negative effect on the nation´s health
I looked up take its toll because it is a common phrase in English but there is no specific translation in Spanish so click above and have a look.
impoverished: extremely poor
outsourced dirty industry: in this context outsourced means that other countries have sent out (exported) their dirty industries for China to deal with, obviously paying China to do so, but it is the citizens who pay the price.
acrid stench: a really unpleasant strong smell
layer of soot: thick black smoke

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