Saving the world's environment is not a lost cause－航空百大

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Saving the world's environment is not a lost cause

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What's that mean? Saving the world's environment is not a lost cause.... What is the problem of the world having now?

最佳解答:

Saving the world's environment is not a lost cause.... – Here “cause” means target / goal – “lost cause” – here “lost” means waste / useless. So “lost cause” = an useless goal = no use The whole sentence = Saving the world’s environment is not a useless goal = Saving the world’s environment is useful.

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Some verified meanings of [a lost cause]: 1) Lost causes are causes that cannot forseeably be won, but are pursued nonetheless. (ref. wikipedia) 2) Something that cannot succeed (ref.) http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861739177 3) Something or someone that has no chance of success. (ref.) http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lost cause 4) [n] A defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable. (ref.) http://lookwayup.com/lwu.exe/lwu/d?s=f&w=lost_cause With reference to your first question, [Saving the worlds environment is not a lost cause] means [saving the worlds environment is NOT something that cannot succeed] or more simply [saving the worlds environment can be successful]. What is the problem of the world having now? 1) Deforestation (砍伐森林) 2) Global warming / Green house effect (全球氣溫上升 / 溫室效應) 3) Overfishing - affects the conditions of ecosystems (濫捕魚類) 4) Pollutions - noise, air, water and land - jeopardize the natural emvironment and wild animals (污染) 5) Overpopulation / Population explosion - insufficient resources for consumption, causing problems such as food shortage, poverty and even wars (人口過多 / 人口爆炸) These are some highlighted examples, there are many more problems not mentioned here. You may refer to other sources for details.