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积压的案子

The Backlog of Cases

Script

Here is water

The water is very dirty

This is pollution

means pollution

'Wūrǎn' means pollution

Who did it

It is big companies

The government needs to manage it

means government

'Zhèngfǔ' means government

But now they do not manage it

Lawsuits are very few

means lawsuit

'Guānsi' means lawsuit

Also there is Trump

means Trump

'Tèlǎngpǔ' means Trump

He is the president

He does not sue companies

So pollution is a lot

Key Vocabulary

积压jīyābacklog

To pile up or accumulate. Used here to describe cases that are not finished.

案子ànzilegal case

A noun referring to a law case or a specific file to be handled. Measure word: 个 (gè).

污染wūrǎnpollution

Contamination of the environment. Can be a noun or a verb.

官司guānsilawsuit

A legal battle or court case. Often used with '打' (dǎ) meaning 'to force a lawsuit'.

政府zhèngfǔgovernment

The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state.

公司gōngsīcompany

A business organization. Measure word: 家 (jiā).

zāngdirty

Adjective describing something not clean.

guǎnto manage / to control

Verb meaning to look after, take care of, or enforce rules upon.

工人gōngrénworker

A person who does manual labor or works for a company.

shǎofew / little

Adjective describing a small quantity. Opposite of 多 (duō - many).

Grammar Points

Subject + 很 + Adjective

Simple description of a noun. '很' (hěn) is often used as a linker, not always meaning 'very'.

水很脏

官司很少

人很少

X means Y

A pattern used in this script to define new terms in English for the listener.

污染 means pollution

积压 means backlog

Place + 有 + Object

Expressing existence. Similar to 'There is/are' in English.

这里有水

这里有问题

Subject + 要 + Verb

Expressing necessity or future intention. 'Need to' or 'want to'.

政府要管

Subject + 不 + Verb

Simple negation of a verb.

但是现在不管

他不告公司

Proper Nouns

特朗普TèlǎngpǔTrump (Donald Trump)环保局HuánbǎojúEPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

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