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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most famous natural wondersnatural wonderAmazing things in nature that are not made by people.≈ Synonym: wonders of nature🇺🇿UZ: tabiiy mo'jizalar🇷🇺RU: природные чудеса in the world. It lies offlie off (verb)Is located near a coast or piece of land in the sea.≈ Synonym: is situated near🇺🇿UZ: (qirg'oq) yaqinida joylashgan🇷🇺RU: расположен у (побережья) the coast of Queensland, Australia, and stretchesstretch (verb)Extends or continues over a long distance.≈ Synonym: extends🇺🇿UZ: cho'zilib ketadi🇷🇺RU: тянется over 2,300 kilometres. In fact, it is so large that it can be seen from space. The reef is made up of billionsbillion (noun)Numbers of one thousand million or more.≈ Synonym: huge numbers🇺🇿UZ: milliardlab🇷🇺RU: миллиарды of tinytiny (adj)Very small in size.≈ Synonym: minuscule🇺🇿UZ: mayda, juda kichik🇷🇺RU: крошечный animals called coral polypscoral polypTiny sea animals that build hard coral structures.≈ Synonym: coral organisms🇺🇿UZ: marjon poliplari🇷🇺RU: коралловые полипы. These small creaturescreature (noun)Living animals or beings.≈ Synonym: animals🇺🇿UZ: jonzotlar, mavjudotlar🇷🇺RU: существа build the hard structuresstructure (noun)Things that are built or made of connected parts.≈ Synonym: formations🇺🇿UZ: tuzilmalar🇷🇺RU: структуры we know as coral reefs.
The Great Barrier Reef is home to an incredibleincredible (adj)So great or extreme that it is hard to believe.≈ Synonym: amazing🇺🇿UZ: ishonib bo'lmaydigan darajada katta🇷🇺RU: невероятный varietyvariety (noun)A number of different types of something.≈ Synonym: range🇺🇿UZ: xilma-xillik🇷🇺RU: разнообразие of life. More than 1,500 kinds of fish, 400 types of coral, and many other animals, such as sea turtles, sharks, and dolphins, live there. It is one of the most beautiful and diversediverse (adj)Including many different types or kinds.≈ Synonym: varied🇺🇿UZ: rang-barang, xilma-xil🇷🇺RU: разнообразный ecosystemsecosystem (noun)Communities of living things interacting with their environment.≈ Synonym: natural systems🇺🇿UZ: ekotizimlar🇷🇺RU: экосистемы on Earth, attractingattract (verb)Drawing people's interest or attention to come to a place.≈ Synonym: drawing🇺🇿UZ: jalb qilmoqda🇷🇺RU: привлекая millions of visitors each year. People come to see its colourfulcolourful (adj)Having many bright colours.≈ Synonym: vibrant🇺🇿UZ: rang-barang🇷🇺RU: красочный corals and swim among its amazing sea creatures.
However, the Great Barrier Reef is under threatunder threatIn danger of being harmed or destroyed.≈ Synonym: at risk🇺🇿UZ: xavf ostida🇷🇺RU: под угрозой. Climate change is one of the biggest dangersdanger (noun)Things that can cause harm.≈ Synonym: risks🇺🇿UZ: xavflar🇷🇺RU: опасности it faces. As the world’s oceans get warmer, the coral becomes stressedstressed (adj)Under pressure or strain, and not in a healthy state.≈ Synonym: under stress🇺🇿UZ: stressga uchragan, zo'riqqan🇷🇺RU: подвергшийся стрессу. This can lead to a problem called coral bleachingbleaching (noun)The process of losing colour, often because of damage or stress.≈ Synonym: whitening🇺🇿UZ: rangsizlanish🇷🇺RU: обесцвечивание. When this happens, the coral loseslose (verb)No longer has something that it had before.≈ Synonym: loses possession of🇺🇿UZ: yo'qotadi🇷🇺RU: теряет its colour and may die if the water stays too warm for too long. Pollution from farmingfarming (noun)The activity of growing crops or raising animals for food.≈ Synonym: agriculture🇺🇿UZ: dehqonchilik, fermerchilik🇷🇺RU: сельское хозяйство and fishing also harmsharm (verb)Causes damage to.≈ Synonym: damages🇺🇿UZ: zarar yetkazadi🇷🇺RU: вредит the reef. Chemicalschemical (noun)Substances used or produced in a chemical process.≈ Synonym: chemical substances🇺🇿UZ: kimyoviy moddalar🇷🇺RU: химические вещества and wastewaste (noun)Unwanted material that is thrown away.≈ Synonym: rubbish🇺🇿UZ: chiqindi🇷🇺RU: отходы that enter the sea can damage the delicate balancedelicate balanceA fragile state in which different things stay evenly and carefully arranged.≈ Synonym: fragile equilibrium🇺🇿UZ: nozik muvozanat🇷🇺RU: хрупкое равновесие of the reef’s ecosystem.
Australia and international organisationsorganisation (noun)Groups of people who work together for a particular purpose.≈ Synonym: organizations🇺🇿UZ: tashkilotlar🇷🇺RU: организации are working to protect the reef. Effortseffort (noun)Attempts or hard work aimed at achieving something.≈ Synonym: attempts🇺🇿UZ: harakatlar, sa'y-harakatlar🇷🇺RU: усилия include reducingreduce (verb)Making something smaller or less in amount.≈ Synonym: decreasing🇺🇿UZ: kamaytirish🇷🇺RU: сокращение, уменьшение pollutionpollution (noun)Harmful substances that damage the air, water, or land.≈ Synonym: contamination🇺🇿UZ: ifloslanish🇷🇺RU: загрязнение, controllingcontrol (verb)Limiting or managing something.≈ Synonym: regulating🇺🇿UZ: nazorat qilish🇷🇺RU: контроль, регулирование fishing, and helping coral recoverrecover (verb)To return to a normal, healthy state after damage.≈ Synonym: heal🇺🇿UZ: tiklanmoq🇷🇺RU: восстанавливаться from damage. Scientists are also studying ways to help coral survivesurvive (verb)To continue to live despite difficult conditions.≈ Synonym: endure🇺🇿UZ: omon qolmoq, yashab qolmoq🇷🇺RU: выживать in warmer waters.
The Great Barrier Reef is not only a natural wonder, but also an important part of our planet’s environment. By protecting it, we help protect the ocean and all the life that depends ondepend on (verb)Needs something else in order to exist or succeed.≈ Synonym: relies on🇺🇿UZ: bog'liq bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: зависит от it.