kūn chóng
昆虫
shù liàng
数量
jiǎn shǎo
减少
Decrease in Insect Numbers
kūn chóng昆虫duì对dà zì rán大自然hěn很zhòng yào重要 。
Insects are very important to nature.
měi gè rén每个人shēn biān身边dōu都yǒu有hěn很duō多kūn chóng昆虫 。
There are many insects around everyone.
kē xué jiā科学家fā xiàn发现 ，shì jiè世界shàng上hěn很duō多dì fāng地方de的kūn chóng昆虫shù liàng数量zhèng zài正在jiǎn shǎo减少 。
Scientists have found that the number of insects is decreasing in many parts of the world.
yǒu有de的dì fāng地方 ，kūn chóng昆虫jī hū几乎xiāo shī消失le了 。
In some places, insects have almost disappeared.
kūn chóng昆虫hěn很zhòng yào重要 ，yīn wèi因为hěn很duō多niǎo鸟 、biān fú蝙蝠hé和qí tā其他dòng wù动物dōu都yào要chī吃kūn chóng昆虫 。
Insects are important because many birds, bats, and other animals eat insects.
rú guǒ如果méi yǒu没有kūn chóng昆虫 ，hěn很duō多dòng wù动物huì会è sǐ饿死 ，huā花yě也bú huì不会kāi开 。
Without insects, many animals would starve, and flowers would not bloom.
kē xué jiā科学家zài在dé guó德国 、měi guó美国 、bō duō lí gè波多黎各hé和yīng guó英国de的yán jiū研究fā xiàn发现 ，fēi chóng飞虫shù liàng数量jiǎn shǎo减少le了hěn很duō多 。
Scientists' research in Germany, the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom found that the number of flying insects has decreased a lot.
yuán yīn原因yǒu有qì hòu biàn nuǎn气候变暖 、nóng yào农药hé和rén lèi人类pò huài破坏huán jìng环境 。
The reasons include global warming, pesticides, and human environmental destruction.
xiàn zài现在 ，qì hòu biàn huà气候变化ràng让gān hàn干旱biàn变duō多 ，kūn chóng昆虫hěn很nán难shēng cún生存 。
Now, climate change causes more droughts, making it hard for insects to survive.
kē xué jiā科学家shuō说 ，wǒ men我们yào要bǎo hù保护kūn chóng昆虫 ，jiǎn shǎo减少wū rǎn污染hé和qì hòu气候biàn nuǎn变暖 ，zhè yàng这样dà zì rán大自然cái才huì会jiàn kāng健康 。
Scientists say we need to protect insects and reduce pollution and global warming so that nature can stay healthy.