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Every time you eat an apple, a strawberry, or a spoonful of honey, you have a tiny creaturecreature (noun)A living being, especially an animal.≈ Synonym: animal🇺🇿UZ: jonzot, mavjudot🇷🇺RU: существо to thank: the pollinatorpollinator (noun)An animal that carries pollen between flowers.≈ Synonym: pollinating insect🇺🇿UZ: changlatuvchi (hasharot, qush)🇷🇺RU: опылитель. Bees, butterflies, mothsmoth (noun)Insects similar to butterflies, usually active at night.≈ Synonym: night-flying insects🇺🇿UZ: kuya, tungi kapalak🇷🇺RU: мотылёк, моль, and even some batsbat (noun)Flying mammals active mostly at night.≈ Synonym: flying mammals🇺🇿UZ: ko'rshapalak🇷🇺RU: летучая мышь and birds carry pollenpollen (noun)A fine powder produced by flowers for reproduction.≈ Synonym: flower dust🇺🇿UZ: gulchang🇷🇺RU: пыльца from flower to flower, allowing plantsplant (noun)Living organisms that grow in soil, typically with leaves.≈ Synonym: vegetation🇺🇿UZ: o'simlik🇷🇺RU: растение to produce seedsseed (noun)The parts of a plant from which new plants grow.≈ Synonym: grains🇺🇿UZ: urug'🇷🇺RU: семя and fruit. Without this process, called pollinationpollination (noun)The transfer of pollen enabling plants to reproduce.≈ Synonym: fertilisation of plants🇺🇿UZ: changlanish🇷🇺RU: опыление, much of the food we eat simply could not exist.
Scientistsscientist (noun)People who study and research the natural world.≈ Synonym: researchers🇺🇿UZ: olim🇷🇺RU: учёный estimateestimate (verb)To guess an amount using the information you have.≈ Synonym: calculate🇺🇿UZ: taxminan hisoblamoq🇷🇺RU: оценивать, подсчитывать that around one in every three bitesbite (noun)A small amount of food you take into your mouth.≈ Synonym: mouthful🇺🇿UZ: tishlam🇷🇺RU: кусок, укус of food depends on pollinators in some way. Crops like almonds, apples, coffee, and cacao — the plant used to make chocolate — all relyrely (on) (verb)To need something in order to work or live.≈ Synonym: depend🇺🇿UZ: tayanmoq, bog'liq bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: полагаться, зависеть heavilyheavily (adverb)To a great degree; strongly.≈ Synonym: greatly🇺🇿UZ: kuchli darajada, ko'p🇷🇺RU: сильно, в большой степени on bees and other insects to reproducereproduce (verb)To produce young animals or new plants.≈ Synonym: breed🇺🇿UZ: ko'paymoq🇷🇺RU: размножаться. Even crops that do not need pollinators directlydirectly (adv)Without anything in between.≈ Synonym: straight🇺🇿UZ: bevosita🇷🇺RU: непосредственно, such as wheatwheat (noun)A cereal grain used to make flour and bread.≈ Synonym: grain crop🇺🇿UZ: bug'doy🇷🇺RU: пшеница and rice, benefit indirectlyindirectly (adverb)Not in a direct way.≈ Synonym: not directly🇺🇿UZ: bilvosita🇷🇺RU: косвенно, since pollinators support the wider ecosystemsecosystem (noun)Communities of living things and their environment.≈ Synonym: biological systems🇺🇿UZ: ekotizim🇷🇺RU: экосистема that keep farmland healthy.
Honeybees are the most famousfamous (adj)Known about by many people.≈ Synonym: well-known🇺🇿UZ: mashhur🇷🇺RU: известный pollinators, but they are far from the only ones. There are more than 20,000 known speciesspecies (noun)Groups of animals or plants with shared characteristics.≈ Synonym: kinds🇺🇿UZ: (biologik) tur🇷🇺RU: вид (биол.) of wildwild (adj)Living or growing in a natural, uncultivated state.≈ Synonym: untamed🇺🇿UZ: yovvoyi🇷🇺RU: дикий bees around the world, along with countlesscountless (adj)Too many to count.≈ Synonym: numerous🇺🇿UZ: son-sanoqsiz🇷🇺RU: бесчисленный butterflies, beetlesbeetle (noun)Insects with hard front wings covering the back ones.≈ Synonym: insects🇺🇿UZ: qo'ng'iz🇷🇺RU: жук, and hoverflieshoverfly (noun)Flies that hover in the air and visit flowers.≈ Synonym: flower flies🇺🇿UZ: gulpashsha🇷🇺RU: муха-журчалка that also carry pollen. In some parts of the world, bats and hummingbirdshummingbird (noun)Small, fast-flying birds that feed on nectar.≈ Synonym: nectar birds🇺🇿UZ: kolibri🇷🇺RU: колибри play this rolerole (noun)The function or part played in a situation.≈ Synonym: function🇺🇿UZ: rol, vazifa🇷🇺RU: роль instead, especially for plants that open their flowers at night.
Unfortunately, pollinator populationspopulation (noun)The numbers of a particular species in an area.≈ Synonym: numbers🇺🇿UZ: soni (hayvonlar), populyatsiya🇷🇺RU: популяция are decliningdecline (verb)To become smaller or fewer.≈ Synonym: decrease🇺🇿UZ: kamaymoq🇷🇺RU: сокращаться in many regions. Pesticidespesticide (noun)Chemicals used to kill pests harmful to crops.≈ Synonym: pest killers🇺🇿UZ: pestitsid🇷🇺RU: пестицид used in farming can be harmfulharmful (adj)Causing damage or injury.≈ Synonym: damaging🇺🇿UZ: zararli🇷🇺RU: вредный to bees, while the loss of wildflowers and naturalnatural (adj)Existing in nature; not made by people.≈ Synonym: unspoiled🇺🇿UZ: tabiiy🇷🇺RU: природный habitatshabitat (noun)The natural home of a plant or animal.≈ Synonym: home🇺🇿UZ: yashash muhiti🇷🇺RU: среда обитания leaves pollinators with less food and fewer places to live. Climate changeclimate change (noun)Long-term changes in Earth's climate patterns.≈ Synonym: global warming🇺🇿UZ: iqlim o'zgarishi🇷🇺RU: изменение климата is also shiftingshift (verb)To move or change.≈ Synonym: change🇺🇿UZ: o'zgarmoq, siljimoq🇷🇺RU: смещаться, меняться the timing of flowering seasons, sometimes leaving pollinators without food when they need it most.
Protecting pollinators does not always require large-scalelarge-scale (adj)Happening on a big or wide level.≈ Synonym: widespread🇺🇿UZ: yirik miqyosdagi🇷🇺RU: масштабный action. Planting nativenative (adj)Naturally occurring in a particular place.≈ Synonym: indigenous🇺🇿UZ: mahalliy (o'simlik, hayvon)🇷🇺RU: местный, коренной flowers, avoiding unnecessaryunnecessary (adj)Not needed.≈ Synonym: needless🇺🇿UZ: keraksiz🇷🇺RU: ненужный pesticide use, and leaving small wild areas in gardens and farms can all help. Governments and farmers are also exploringexplore (verb)To look at possible ideas carefully.≈ Synonym: investigate🇺🇿UZ: o'rganmoq, izlanmoq🇷🇺RU: изучать, исследовать ways to make agriculture more pollinator-friendly, from reducing chemical use to creating "bee corridorsbee corridor (noun)Strips of flowering plants that help bees travel safely.≈ Synonym: pollinator paths🇺🇿UZ: asalarilar uchun gulli yo'lak🇷🇺RU: коридор для пчёл" of flowering plants between farms. Protecting these small creatures, it turns outit turns out (phr)Used when you discover a fact that is surprising.≈ Synonym: as it happens🇺🇿UZ: ma'lum bo'lishicha🇷🇺RU: оказывается, is essential for feeding the whole planet.
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (90–120+ words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and an example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | creaturenoun | jonzot, mavjudot | существо | The octopus is a very clever creature. |
| 2 | pollinatornoun | changlatuvchi (hasharot, qush) | опылитель | Butterflies are important pollinators. |
| 3 | mothnoun | kuya, tungi kapalak | мотылёк, моль | Moths fly towards the light at night. |
| 4 | batnoun | ko'rshapalak | летучая мышь | Bats sleep during the day. |
| 5 | pollennoun | gulchang | пыльца | Many people are allergic to pollen in spring. |
| 6 | plantnoun | o'simlik | растение | Water the plants twice a week. |
| 7 | seednoun | urug' | семя | Plant the seeds in early spring. |
| 8 | pollinationnoun | changlanish | опыление | Bees are needed for the pollination of apple trees. |
| 9 | scientistnoun | olim | учёный | Scientists are studying the effects of climate change. |
| 10 | estimateverb | taxminan hisoblamoq | оценивать, подсчитывать | Experts estimate that the bridge will cost $5 million. |
| 11 | bitenoun | tishlam | кусок, укус | Can I have a bite of your sandwich? |
| 12 | rely (on)verb | tayanmoq, bog'liq bo'lmoq | полагаться, зависеть | Many farmers rely on rain for their crops. |
| 13 | heavilyadverb | kuchli darajada, ko'p | сильно, в большой степени | The country depends heavily on cotton exports. |
| 14 | reproduceverb | ko'paymoq | размножаться | Some plants reproduce from seeds. |
| 15 | directlyadverb | bevosita | непосредственно | This decision directly affects all students. |
| 16 | wheatnoun | bug'doy | пшеница | Bread is made from wheat flour. |
| 17 | indirectlyadverb | bilvosita | косвенно | The new road will indirectly help local shops. |
| 18 | ecosystemnoun | ekotizim | экосистема | Lakes are fragile ecosystems. |
| 19 | famousadjective | mashhur | известный | Samarkand is famous for its bread. |
| 20 | speciesnoun | (biologik) tur | вид (биол.) | There are over 400 species of birds in Uzbekistan. |
| 21 | wildadjective | yovvoyi | дикий | Tulips grow wild in the mountains in spring. |
| 22 | countlessadjective | son-sanoqsiz | бесчисленный | I've watched this film countless times. |
| 23 | beetlenoun | qo'ng'iz | жук | A small black beetle was crawling on the leaf. |
| 24 | hoverflynoun | gulpashsha | муха-журчалка | Hoverflies look like bees but are harmless. |
| 25 | hummingbirdnoun | kolibri | колибри | Hummingbirds can fly backwards. |
| 26 | rolenoun | rol, vazifa | роль | Teachers play an important role in society. |
| 27 | populationnoun | soni (hayvonlar), populyatsiya | популяция | The tiger population is slowly growing. |
| 28 | declineverb | kamaymoq | сокращаться | Bird numbers are declining in many countries. |
| 29 | pesticidenoun | pestitsid | пестицид | Some pesticides kill bees as well as pests. |
| 30 | harmfuladjective | zararli | вредный | Smoking is harmful to your health. |
| 31 | naturaladjective | tabiiy | природный | The park protects the natural habitat of many birds. |
| 32 | habitatnoun | yashash muhiti | среда обитания | The wetlands are an important habitat for birds. |
| 33 | climate changenoun | iqlim o'zgarishi | изменение климата | Climate change is making summers longer. |
| 34 | shiftverb | o'zgarmoq, siljimoq | смещаться, меняться | Public opinion is shifting on this issue. |
| 35 | large-scaleadjective | yirik miqyosdagi | масштабный | The government started a large-scale tree-planting project. |
| 36 | nativeadjective | mahalliy (o'simlik, hayvon) | местный, коренной | Plant native trees — they need less water. |
| 37 | unnecessaryadjective | keraksiz | ненужный | Don't make unnecessary trips during the storm. |
| 38 | exploreverb | o'rganmoq, izlanmoq | изучать, исследовать | The school is exploring new ways of teaching. |
| 39 | bee corridornoun | asalarilar uchun gulli yo'lak | коридор для пчёл | The city planted a bee corridor of wildflowers along the river. |
| 40 | it turns outphrase | ma'lum bo'lishicha | оказывается | It turns out that we went to the same school! |