Shanghai's 'Habitat Gardens' Project Brings Nature to City Life
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Shanghai's 'Habitat Gardens' Project Brings Nature to City Life
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上海“生境花园”将自然带入城市生活
上海“生境花园”将自然带入城市生活
Shanghai's 'Habitat Gardens' Project Brings Nature to City Life
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Pinyin
Keywords
生境 - shēngjìng - habitat
自然 - zìrán - nature / natural / naturally
生活 - shēnghuó - to live / life / activity / livelihood
消息 - xiāoxi - news / information
座 - zuò - measure word for buildings / mountains and similar immovable objects
重视 - zhòngshì - to attach importance to sth / to value
转型 - zhuǎnxíng - transformation / to transform
立法 - lìfǎ - to enact laws / to legislate / legislation
促进 - cùjìn - to promote (an idea or cause) / to advance / boost
条例 - tiáolì - regulations / rules / code of conduct / ordinances / statutes
改造 - gǎizào - to transform / to reform / to remodel / to remould
提出 - tíchū - to raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest
发展 - fāzhǎn - development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expand
改革 - gǎigé - reform / to reform
委员会 - wěiyuánhuì - committee
主任 - zhǔrèn - director / head
植物 - zhíwù - botanical / plant / vegetation
平方米 - píngfāngmǐ - square meter
蝶恋花 - diéliànhuā - butterflies in love with flowers
溪 - xī - creek / rivulet
保育 - bǎoyù - childcare / conservation (of the environment etc.)
包括 - bāokuò - to comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of
景点 - jǐngdiǎn - scenic spot / place of interest (tourism)
邀请 - yāoqǐng - to invite / invitation
商量 - shāngliang - to consult / to talk over / to discuss
年龄 - niánlíng - (a person's) age
想法 - xiǎngfǎ - idea / notion / train of thought / what sb is thinking / to think of a way (to do sth)
绿化 - lǜhuà - to make green with plants / to reforest
率 - lǜ - rate / frequency
大自然 - dàzìrán - nature (the natural world)
Grammar
将… - Expression introduces the object of the main verb with "jiāng" (used in the same way as 把)
上海“生境花园”将自然带入城市生活

通过 + Agent / Method - Expressing "by means of / via (a certain process) with "tōngguò + Agent / Method" (figurative meaning of passing through a process to reach a desired outcome)
中国首个关于绿色转型的立法就是今年1月1日通过的《促进上海绿色转型条例》。
该区的发展和改革委员会主任叶鹏举(Ye Pengju)表示,通过这种办法,可以让更多不同的植物和动物在城市里活下来。

Verb + 而… - Expression connects a verb with words or phrases indicating aim, cause, basis or manner etc. with "Verb + ér..."
“生境花园”主要是用城市中一些没用的地方改造而成。

该 + Noun / Noun Phrase - Expressing "the above mentioned…" with "gāi + Noun / Noun Phrase" (refers to the previously introduced subject)
该区的发展和改革委员会主任叶鹏举(Ye Pengju)表示,通过这种办法,可以让更多不同的植物和动物在城市里活下来。
该花园分为四季花园、蝶恋花溪、自然保育区等五个区,里面包括了18个不同的景点,每一个都有其特别之处。

Verb + 下(来) - Expressed after verbs to indicate "continuation from the past towards the present / continuation over a period of time" with "Verb + xiàlai"
该区的发展和改革委员会主任叶鹏举(Ye Pengju)表示,通过这种办法,可以让更多不同的植物和动物在城市里活下来。

Group + 其中 - Expressing "within (it / them)..." with "Group + qízhōng..."
到现在,上海一共已有25个“生境花园”,其中,长宁区的乐颐生境花园是最大的,有732平方米。

其 + Noun - Expressing a formal his, her or it's with "qí + Noun"
该花园分为四季花园、蝶恋花溪、自然保育区等五个区,里面包括了18个不同的景点,每一个都有其特别之处。

Word + 之 + Noun / Adj. - Expressing a possessive particle with "Word + zhī + Noun / Adj." (literary equivalent of 的)
该花园分为四季花园、蝶恋花溪、自然保育区等五个区,里面包括了18个不同的景点,每一个都有其特别之处。

Verb + 出(来) - Expressed after a verb to indicate completion of an action for "to come up with" or "to come into being" with "Verb + chu(lai)"
为了建出大家喜爱的“生境花园”,在建园之初,长宁区还邀请了住在附近的人来商量,无论年龄大小,每个人都可以说出自己的想法。

无论 / 不论…,(都 / 也…) - Expressing a more formal "no matter (who / what / how)..." with "wúlùn / bùlùn..." (都 / 也 can be used in the second part to indicate the statement will not change)
为了建出大家喜爱的“生境花园”,在建园之初,长宁区还邀请了住在附近的人来商量,无论年龄大小,每个人都可以说出自己的想法。

Adj. + 达 + Number - Expressing "to reach (up to) / to attain (a certain figure)" with "Adj. + dá + Number"
现在,长宁区的绿化率已高达34.15%,是上海市绿化做得最好的一个区,住在这里的人们在家附近就能感受到大自然。
Grammar
將… - Expression introduces the object of the main verb with "jiāng" (used in the same way as 把)
上海「生境花園」將自然帶入城市生活

通過 + Agent / Method - Expressing "by means of / via (a certain process) with "tōngguò + Agent / Method" (figurative meaning of passing through a process to reach a desired outcome)
中國首個關於綠色轉型的立法就是今年1月1日通過的《促進上海綠色轉型條例》。
該區的發展和改革委員會主任葉鵬舉(Ye Pengju)表示,通過這種辦法,可以讓更多不同的植物和動物在城市里活下來。

Verb + 而… - Expression connects a verb with words or phrases indicating aim, cause, basis or manner etc. with "Verb + ér..."
「生境花園」主要是用城市中一些沒用的地方改造而成。

該 + Noun / Noun Phrase - Expressing "the above mentioned…" with "gāi + Noun / Noun Phrase" (refers to the previously introduced subject)
該區的發展和改革委員會主任葉鵬舉(Ye Pengju)表示,通過這種辦法,可以讓更多不同的植物和動物在城市里活下來。
該花園分為四季花園、蝶戀花溪、自然保育區等五個區,里面包括了18個不同的景點,每一個都有其特別之處。

Verb + 下(來) - Expressed after verbs to indicate "continuation from the past towards the present / continuation over a period of time" with "Verb + xiàlai"
該區的發展和改革委員會主任葉鵬舉(Ye Pengju)表示,通過這種辦法,可以讓更多不同的植物和動物在城市里活下來。

Group + 其中 - Expressing "within (it / them)..." with "Group + qízhōng..."
到現在,上海一共已有25個「生境花園」,其中,長寧區的樂頤生境花園是最大的,有732平方米。

其 + Noun - Expressing a formal his, her or it's with "qí + Noun"
該花園分為四季花園、蝶戀花溪、自然保育區等五個區,里面包括了18個不同的景點,每一個都有其特別之處。

Word + 之 + Noun / Adj. - Expressing a possessive particle with "Word + zhī + Noun / Adj." (literary equivalent of 的)
該花園分為四季花園、蝶戀花溪、自然保育區等五個區,里面包括了18個不同的景點,每一個都有其特別之處。

Verb + 出(來) - Expressed after a verb to indicate completion of an action for "to come up with" or "to come into being" with "Verb + chu(lai)"
為了建出大家喜愛的「生境花園」,在建園之初,長寧區還邀請了住在附近的人來商量,無論年齡大小,每個人都可以說出自己的想法。

無論 / 不論…,(都 / 也…) - Expressing a more formal "no matter (who / what / how)..." with "wúlùn / bùlùn..." (都 / 也 can be used in the second part to indicate the statement will not change)
為了建出大家喜愛的「生境花園」,在建園之初,長寧區還邀請了住在附近的人來商量,無論年齡大小,每個人都可以說出自己的想法。

Adj. + 達 + Number - Expressing "to reach (up to) / to attain (a certain figure)" with "Adj. + dá + Number"
現在,長寧區的綠化率已高達34.15%,是上海市綠化做得最好的一個區,住在這里的人們在家附近就能感受到大自然。
Proper Nouns
长宁区 - Chángníng qū - Changning district (Shanghai)
乐颐生境花园 - Lèyí Shēngjìng Huāyuán - Leyi Habitat Garden (Changning district, Shanghai)

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