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“Climate emergency”, Oxford Dictionary
Oxford Dictionaries has declared “climate emergency”, a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially unchangeable environmental damage resulting from it, the word of the year for 2019.
Oxford said the words rocketed from “relative unknown” to “one of the most important terms of 2019”, following a sharply increase in usage.
“Upcycling”, Cambridge Dictionary
Cambridge Dictionary has named “upcycling”, the activity of making new items out of old or used things, as its Word of the Year 2019. Upcycling was chosen as the “Word of the Day” which received more likes than any other ‘Word of the Day’ when shared on 4 July 2019. "We think it's the positive idea behind upcycling that appeals more than the word itself," said Wendalyn Nichols, Publishing Manager of the Cambridge Dictionary. "Stopping the process of climate change, let alone changing it, can seem impossible at times. Upcycling is a concrete action a single human being can take to make a difference.
"Climate strike", Collins Dictionary
"Climate strike" was picked by Collins Dictionary after being used on average 100 times more this year than in 2018, which is defined as "a form of protest in which people absent themselves from education or work in order to join demonstrations(示威游行) demanding action to resist climate change". The term was first recorded four years ago when pupils skipped school to protest over global warming - but the movement has grown over the last year.
21. What does the underlined word “halt” probably mean?
A. Stop. B. Cause. C. Increase. D. Start.
22. What are the words “Climate emergency”, “Upcycling” and “Climate strike”related to?
A. Climate. B. Environment.
C. Protecting the Earth. D. Protecting the animals.
23. What is probably the best title of the text?
A. The Earth in the Trouble B. The Year Words in 2019
C. The Dictionaries in Need D. The Main Problems in 2019
