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Bees are small insectsinsectSmall animals with six legs and a hard outer body, such as bees, ants, or flies.≈ Synonym: bugs🇺🇿UZ: hasharotlar🇷🇺RU: насекомые that play a big roleroleThe particular job or function that someone or something has in a situation.≈ Synonym: function🇺🇿UZ: rol, vazifa🇷🇺RU: роль in naturenatureThe physical world, including plants, animals, and landscapes, not made by people.≈ Synonym: the natural world🇺🇿UZ: tabiat🇷🇺RU: природа. There are more than 20,000 typestype (noun)A kind or group of things that are similar.≈ Synonym: kind🇺🇿UZ: tur, xil🇷🇺RU: тип, вид of bees in the world, but the most well-knownwell-knownKnown or recognized by many people; famous.≈ Synonym: famous🇺🇿UZ: taniqli, mashhur🇷🇺RU: известный is the honeybeehoneybeeA type of bee that lives in large groups and produces honey.≈ Synonym: hive bee🇺🇿UZ: asalari🇷🇺RU: медоносная пчела. People have keptkeep (verb)To own and look after animals.≈ Synonym: raise🇺🇿UZ: boqmoq, saqlamoq🇷🇺RU: держать, разводить honeybees for thousandsthousands (noun)A very large number, more than 2,000.≈ Synonym: many🇺🇿UZ: minglab🇷🇺RU: тысячи of years because they produceproduce (verb)To make or create something.≈ Synonym: make🇺🇿UZ: ishlab chiqarmoq🇷🇺RU: производить honey and waxwaxA soft, yellowish substance made by bees, used to build the honeycomb.≈ Synonym: beeswax🇺🇿UZ: mum🇷🇺RU: воск. However, bees do much more than that — they are very important for plants and the environmentenvironmentThe natural world around us, including air, water, plants, and land.≈ Synonym: surroundings🇺🇿UZ: atrof-muhit🇷🇺RU: окружающая среда.
Bees help plants growgrow (verb)To get bigger; to make plants develop.≈ Synonym: develop🇺🇿UZ: o'smoq, o'stirmoq🇷🇺RU: расти, выращивать by moving pollenpollenA fine, powder-like substance made by flowers, needed for plants to make seeds.≈ Synonym: flower dust🇺🇿UZ: gulchang🇷🇺RU: пыльца from one flower to another. This processprocessA series of actions or steps taken to reach a particular result.≈ Synonym: procedure🇺🇿UZ: jarayon🇷🇺RU: процесс is called pollinationpollinationThe process of moving pollen from one flower to another so that plants can produce seeds.≈ Synonym: fertilization🇺🇿UZ: changlanish🇷🇺RU: опыление. When bees visit flowers to collectcollect (verb)To bring things together from different places.≈ Synonym: gather🇺🇿UZ: yig'moq, to'plamoq🇷🇺RU: собирать nectarnectarA sweet liquid produced by flowers that bees collect to make honey.≈ Synonym: flower syrup🇺🇿UZ: nektar🇷🇺RU: нектар, they carrycarry (verb)To hold and move something from one place to another.≈ Synonym: transport🇺🇿UZ: tashimoq, olib yurmoq🇷🇺RU: переносить pollen on their bodies. As they fly from flower to flower, the pollen spreadsspread (verb)To move outward and cover a wider area.≈ Synonym: scatters🇺🇿UZ: tarqalmoq🇷🇺RU: распространяться, which helps plants produce fruits, vegetables, and seedsseedThe small parts of a plant from which a new plant can grow.≈ Synonym: kernels🇺🇿UZ: urug'lar🇷🇺RU: семена. Without bees, many plants would not be able to grow well.
In fact, bees are responsibleresponsible (for)Being the cause of something, or having a duty to do something.≈ Synonym: accountable🇺🇿UZ: mas'ul, sababchi🇷🇺RU: ответственный for pollinating about one-third of the food we eat. Apples, strawberries, almondsalmond (noun)An oval nut that grows on a tree.🇺🇿UZ: bodom🇷🇺RU: миндаль, and many other foods depend ondepend onTo need something or someone in order to exist, work, or succeed.≈ Synonym: rely on🇺🇿UZ: bog'liq bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: зависеть от bees. If bees disappeareddisappear (verb)To stop existing or to no longer be seen.≈ Synonym: vanished🇺🇿UZ: g'oyib bo'lmoq, yo'qolmoq🇷🇺RU: исчезнуть, it would be much harder for farmersfarmerPeople who grow crops or raise animals for a living.≈ Synonym: growers🇺🇿UZ: fermerlar, dehqonlar🇷🇺RU: фермеры to grow these cropscrop (noun)A plant grown by farmers for food.≈ Synonym: harvest🇺🇿UZ: ekin, hosil🇷🇺RU: урожай, с/х культура, and food could become more expensiveexpensiveCosting a lot of money.≈ Synonym: costly🇺🇿UZ: qimmat🇷🇺RU: дорогой.
Sadly, bees are in dangerin dangerAt risk of being harmed, lost, or destroyed.≈ Synonym: at risk🇺🇿UZ: xavf ostida🇷🇺RU: в опасности today. Their numbersnumber (noun)The amount of something.≈ Synonym: amount🇺🇿UZ: son, miqdor🇷🇺RU: число, количество are going down because of pollutionpollutionHarmful substances that damage air, water, or land.≈ Synonym: contamination🇺🇿UZ: ifloslanish🇷🇺RU: загрязнение, climate changeclimate changeLong-term changes in the Earth's weather patterns and average temperatures.≈ Synonym: global warming🇺🇿UZ: iqlim o'zgarishi🇷🇺RU: изменение климата, and the use of chemicalschemicalSubstances used or made in scientific or industrial processes, sometimes harmful.≈ Synonym: substances🇺🇿UZ: kimyoviy moddalar🇷🇺RU: химикаты in farmingfarmingThe activity of growing crops or raising animals for food.≈ Synonym: agriculture🇺🇿UZ: dehqonchilik🇷🇺RU: сельское хозяйство. When bees diedie (verb)To stop living.≈ Synonym: pass away🇺🇿UZ: o'lmoq, nobud bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: умирать, погибать, it affectsaffect (verb)To have an influence on someone or something; to cause change.≈ Synonym: impacts🇺🇿UZ: ta'sir qilmoq🇷🇺RU: влиять not only plants but also the animals and people who need those plants to live.
Many groupsgroupNumbers of people or organizations that work together.≈ Synonym: organizations🇺🇿UZ: guruhlar, tashkilotlar🇷🇺RU: группы around the world are working to protectprotect (verb)To keep someone or something safe from harm.≈ Synonym: safeguard🇺🇿UZ: himoya qilmoq🇷🇺RU: защищать bees. They teach people how to plant flowers and trees that bees like and how to avoidavoid (verb)To stay away from something or not do it.≈ Synonym: keep away from🇺🇿UZ: ...dan qochmoq, saqlanmoq🇷🇺RU: избегать using harmfulharmfulCausing or able to cause harm or damage.≈ Synonym: damaging🇺🇿UZ: zararli🇷🇺RU: вредный chemicals. By helping bees, we are also helping ourselves and the planetplanetA large world in space that orbits a star, such as the Earth.≈ Synonym: world🇺🇿UZ: sayyora🇷🇺RU: планета.
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (70–100 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 | insect | hasharotlar | насекомые | Ants are tiny insects that live in large groups. |
| 2 | role | rol, vazifa | роль | Parents play an important role in a child's education. |
| 3 | nature | tabiat | природа | I love spending weekends in nature, far from the city. |
| 4 | typenoun | tur, xil | тип, вид | What type of music do you like? |
| 5 | well-known | taniqli, mashhur | известный | He is a well-known singer in Uzbekistan. |
| 6 | honeybee | asalari | медоносная пчела | A honeybee visits hundreds of flowers every day. |
| 7 | keepverb | boqmoq, saqlamoq | держать, разводить | My grandmother keeps chickens in her garden. |
| 8 | thousandsnoun | minglab | тысячи | Thousands of people watched the football match. |
| 9 | produceverb | ishlab chiqarmoq | производить | This factory produces cars for the local market. |
| 10 | wax | mum | воск | In the past, candles were made from wax. |
| 11 | environment | atrof-muhit | окружающая среда | Plastic bags are bad for the environment. |
| 12 | growverb | o'smoq, o'stirmoq | расти, выращивать | My father grows tomatoes in the garden. |
| 13 | pollen | gulchang | пыльца | Many people are allergic to pollen in spring. |
| 14 | process | jarayon | процесс | Learning a language is a slow process. |
| 15 | pollination | changlanish | опыление | Without pollination, apple trees can't produce fruit. |
| 16 | collectverb | yig'moq, to'plamoq | собирать | The children collected shells on the beach. |
| 17 | nectar | nektar | нектар | Butterflies drink nectar from flowers. |
| 18 | carryverb | tashimoq, olib yurmoq | переносить | Could you help me carry these bags upstairs? |
| 19 | spreadverb | tarqalmoq | распространяться | News spreads very quickly on social media. |
| 20 | seed | urug'lar | семена | We planted tomato seeds in small pots. |
| 21 | responsiblefor | mas'ul, sababchi | ответственный | Who is responsible for this mess? |
| 22 | almondnoun | bodom | миндаль | I put some almonds in my morning porridge. |
| 23 | depend on | bog'liq bo'lmoq | зависеть от | Many families depend on farming for their income. |
| 24 | disappearverb | g'oyib bo'lmoq, yo'qolmoq | исчезнуть | The sun disappeared behind the clouds. |
| 25 | farmer | fermerlar, dehqonlar | фермеры | The farmer grows cotton and wheat. |
| 26 | cropnoun | ekin, hosil | урожай, с/х культура | Cotton is an important crop in Uzbekistan. |
| 27 | expensive | qimmat | дорогой | Living in the city centre is very expensive. |
| 28 | in danger | xavf ostida | в опасности | Snow leopards are in danger because of hunting. |
| 29 | numbernoun | son, miqdor | число, количество | The number of cars in the city is growing. |
| 30 | pollution | ifloslanish | загрязнение | Cars are one of the main causes of pollution. |
| 31 | climate change | iqlim o'zgarishi | изменение климата | Climate change is making summers hotter. |
| 32 | chemical | kimyoviy moddalar | химикаты | Some cleaning chemicals are dangerous for children. |
| 33 | farming | dehqonchilik | сельское хозяйство | Farming is still very important in Uzbekistan. |
| 34 | dieverb | o'lmoq, nobud bo'lmoq | умирать, погибать | Plants die if you don't water them. |
| 35 | affectverb | ta'sir qilmoq | влиять | Lack of sleep can affect your memory. |
| 36 | group | guruhlar, tashkilotlar | группы | A group of students cleaned the park on Saturday. |
| 37 | protectverb | himoya qilmoq | защищать | We must protect our rivers from pollution. |
| 38 | avoidverb | ...dan qochmoq, saqlanmoq | избегать | Try to avoid eating late at night. |
| 39 | harmful | zararli | вредный | Too much sugar is harmful to your teeth. |
| 40 | planet | sayyora | планета | Earth is the only planet we know with life. |