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The rapid depletion of natural resources is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection, and we need to find ways to reduce consumption and waste.

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Sentence

Narrator

The rapid depletion of natural resources is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection, and we need to find ways to reduce consumption and waste.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

We need to find ways to reduce consumption and waste to protect our natural resources.

Describing Habits

I'm trying to reduce my consumption of resources to help protect the environment.

Asking About Others

What steps are you taking to reduce your environmental impact?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If we don't reduce our consumption, natural resources will continue to deplete rapidly.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The unsustainable rate of natural resource depletion poses a significant threat to environmental conservation; therefore, strategies for mitigating consumption and waste are crucial.

Casual

We're using up natural resources too fast, and it's bad for the environment. We need to use less stuff and waste less.

Simpler English

Using up natural resources too quickly is a big problem. We need to use less and throw less away.

Phrases to learn

rapid depletion

The quick and significant reduction of something.

reduce consumption

To decrease the amount of something used or consumed.