Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals in the water.

In some Asian coutries, it is customary for people to worship their ancestors.

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.

We'd better speed up if we want to get there in time.

Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the game.

Strongly advocating health foods, Jane doesn’t eat any chocolate.

We cannot clean up our polluted rivers and seas overnight.

His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.

Rapid run-off would cause frequent floods and leave little water during fry seasons.

The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.

There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.

Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.

Most of the guests at the dinner party chose to dress elegantly, but one man wore jeans and a T-shirt, he was later identified as a high school teacher.

With her sophiscated tastes, the singer has become an omnipresent icon of style and beauty.

The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.

Her father likes the head cabbage rare.

About 95% of all animals are invertebrates which can live anywhere, but most, like the dtarfish and crab, live in the ocean.

Nutritionists believe that vitamins circumvent diseases.

If any employee knowingly breaks the terms of this contract, he will be dismissed immediately.

China has become the third country in the world which can independently carried out the manned space activities.

You can slide the front seats forward if necessary.