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The "Sheep Elite" in the United States
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yáng qún羊群shìzhǐxiàngyángyī yàng一样róng yì容易bèidài lǐng带领derén

"Sheep" refers to people who are easily led like sheep.

zàiměi guó美国hěnduōyǒu míng有名delǐng dǎo rén领导人bǐ rú比如fǎ lǜ法律jiào yù教育shāng yè商业cí shàn慈善lǐng yù领域derénbiàn dé变得xiàngyáng qún羊群yī yàng一样

In the United States, many famous leaders in fields such as law, education, business, and charity have also become like "sheep."

tā men他们běn lái本来yīng gāi应该hěnyǒu zhǔ jiàn有主见dànzàiyā lì压力xiàquèhěnróng yì容易gǎi biàn改变zì jǐ自己dexiǎng fǎ想法

They should originally have strong opinions, but under pressure, they easily change their minds.

zuì jìn最近měi guó美国hěnduōgōng sī公司yín háng银行dōufàng qì放弃lebǎo hù保护huán jìng环境dechéng nuò承诺bǐ rú比如jiǎn shǎo减少tàn pái fàng碳排放tóu zī投资lǜ sè绿色néng yuán能源

Recently, many large companies and banks in the U.S. have abandoned their commitments to protect the environment, such as reducing carbon emissions and investing in green energy.

yǒu xiē有些gōng sī公司háitíng zhǐ停止lehuán bǎo环保zǔ zhī组织dehé zuò合作

Some companies have even stopped cooperating with environmental organizations.

hěnduōnéng yuán能源gōng sī公司yòukāi shǐ开始zēng jiā增加shí yóu石油méi tàn煤炭deshēng chǎn生产jiǎn shǎo减少leduìzài shēng néng yuán再生能源detóu zī投资

Many energy companies have increased oil and coal production again, reducing investments in renewable energy.

yī xiē一些yín háng银行tóu zī投资gōng sī公司tuì chū退出lezhòng yào重要dehuán bǎo环保lián méng联盟

Some big banks and investment firms have also withdrawn from important environmental alliances.

zhè yàng这样zuòrànghuán bǎo环保zǔ zhī组织hěnshī wàng失望yīn wèi因为qì hòu biàn huà气候变化wèn tí问题yuè lái yuè越来越yán zhòng严重

This has disappointed environmental organizations because the problem of climate change is becoming more serious.

rú guǒ如果cǎi qǔ xíng dòng采取行动wèi lái未来huìyǒugèngduōdezì rán zāi hài自然灾害

If no action is taken, there will be more natural disasters in the future.

suī rán虽然yǒu xiē有些gōng sī公司xué xiào学校xuǎn zé选择fǎn duì反对zhèng fǔ政府deyā lì压力jiān chí坚持zì jǐ自己deyuán zé原则dàndà duō shù大多数gōng sī公司hái shì还是xuǎn zé选择leshùn cóng顺从

Although some companies and schools choose to resist government pressure and stick to their principles, most companies choose to comply.

xiàn zài现在yuè lái yuè越来越duōderénkāi shǐ开始yì shí dào意识到bǎo hù保护huán jìng环境dezhòng yào xìng重要性yǒugèngduōdezǔ zhī组织zhànchū lái出来zhī chí支持huán bǎo环保

Now, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of protecting the environment, and more organizations are standing up to support environmental protection.

wǒ men我们měi gè rén每个人dōukě yǐ可以wèibǎo hù保护dì qiú地球zuò chū做出gòng xiàn贡献bǐ rú比如jié yuē节约yòng diàn用电shǎoyòngsù liào dài塑料袋děng

Each of us can contribute to protecting the Earth, such as saving electricity and using fewer plastic bags.

By Robert Hunziker / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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