Упражнение 5. Найдите в тексте слова с суффиксами -tion, -al, -ic,
-ly и переведите их.
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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MUST BE GLOBAL That the problem of pollution and ecology has become the most important
one for mankind is evident to all. The more civilization is developing, the
greater the ecological problems are becoming. Air and water pollution by
industry is now reaching tremendous proportions. In our era it is changing from
a national to an international problem, especially in territories where rivers cross
several countries. The seas and oceans are also becoming seriously polluted.
A similar situation is developing in the atmosphere. It is known that many cities
throughout the world suffer from air pollution.
However, our scientific knowledge and technological advancement make
it possible to eliminate it if people use good will
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and make considerable
investments for that purpose. The development of natural resources on a global
scale is already possible from a scientific and technical standpoint
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. Large-scale
experimental work in this area is successfully being carried out.
At present scientists in industrially developed countries are working on
the theory of interaction of all the atmospheric and oceanic global processes that
determine the climate and weather of the world. Increasing growth of
population, industrialization and the use of resources are slowly but surely
changing the global climate and water balance. This can be described as a great
experiment, one that may bring about changes in the environment more serious
than ever before.
The essential feature in the environment protection is that many problems
can be solved only on the level of world community
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. Therefore, the planning of
protection against pollution by human society as a whole
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is imperative today
and in the near future. It is necessary to develop an international program to
study data on land, forest, atmospheric and oceanic resources, both renewable
and non-renewable. It is the joint efforts of many scientists and special public
organizations that can deal with the problem and take necessary measures to
protect the environment.
It is still a big job and much remains to be done
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. However, scientists are
confident that planned actions of all countries can eliminate pollution and
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achieve successes in purifying air, water and soil and in safeguarding natural
resources. At the same time one must realize that social and political
circumstances may stand in the way of further progress in this field.