We are entering a period of overlapping crises – #OMN (Open Media Network)
A bilingual Dutch story with sentence-by-sentence English translation. Level: BEGINNER (CEFR). Tap any word in the DuoBook reader for an instant translation.
De wereld staat voor veel grote problemen nu.
The world faces many big problems now.
Klimaatverandering creëert een moeilijke tijd vandaag.
Climate change creates a difficult time today.
Oorlogen en ongelijkheid maken alles nog erger.
Wars and inequality make things even worse.
Deze problemen gebeuren op hetzelfde moment.
These problems happen at the same time.
Mensen voelen nu veel angst.
People feel a lot of fear now.
Sommige mensen willen aan deze crises ontsnappen.
Some people want to escape these crises.
Rijke mensen proberen hun veiligheid te kopen.
Rich people try to buy their safety.
We moeten nu samenwerken om te overleven.
We must work together to survive now.
Gedeelde hoop is beter dan alleen schuilen.
Shared hope is better than hiding alone.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- Crises
- crises
- Inequality
- ongelijkheid
- Fear
- angst
- Escape
- ontsnappen
- Survival
- overleving
- Together
- samen
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