(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD One)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NML (NNP China) (NNP Dialogue)) (NNS colleagues)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Beijing)))))) (ADVP (RB recently)) (VP (VBD bought) (NP (DT a) (NNP Philips) (NN energy-saving) (NN light) (NN bulb)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB replace) (NP (DT a) (JJ standard) (NN one)))))) (. .)))
One of my China Dialogue colleagues in Beijing recently bought a Philips energy-saving light bulb to replace a standard one.
nsubj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
China
China
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Dialogue
Dialogue
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
colleague
colleagues
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Beijing
Beijing
PROPN
NNP
advmod
recently
recently
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
buy
bought
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Philip
Philips
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
energy-saving
energy-saving
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
light
light
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
bulb
bulb
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
replace
replace
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
standard
standard
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
one
one
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ happy) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN choice))))) (. .)))
He was happy with his choice.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Degree=Pos
happy
happy
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
choice
choice
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN cost) (NP (NP (NP (CD 30) (NNS yuan)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (QP (RB just) (IN under) (NNP US) ($ $) (CD 4.50))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (, -) (NP (NP (QP (CD ten) (NNS times)) (DT the) (NN price)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (NN filament) (NN bulb))))))))) (, -) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD wanted) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB save) (NP (NN energy)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (NN part)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ low-carbon) (NN lifestyle)))))))))) (. .)))
It may have cost 30 yuan (just under US $4.50) - ten times the price of a filament bulb - but he wanted to save energy as part of his low-carbon lifestyle.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
cost
cost
VERB
VBN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
30
30
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
yuan
yuan
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
case
under
under
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
US
US
PROPN
NNP
appos
$
$
SYM
$
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
4.50
4.50
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
ten
ten
NUM
CD
nmod:npmod
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
price
price
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
filament
filament
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
bulb
bulb
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
want
wanted
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
save
save
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
energy
energy
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
low-carbon
low-carbon
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
lifestyle
lifestyle
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC And) (PP (VBG according) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN shopkeeper)))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB save) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ long) (NN run))) (, ,) (ADVP (ADVP (RB much) (JJR more)) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (DT the) (CD 30) (NN yuan)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBG spending)))))))))) (. .)))
And according to the shopkeeper, he would save, in the long run, much more than the 30 yuan he was spending.
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
according
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
shopkeeper
shopkeeper
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
save
save
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
run
run
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
much
much
ADV
RB
obj
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
case
than
than
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
30
30
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
yuan
yuan
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
spend
spending
VERB
VBG
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (CC Yet)) (ADVP (NP (QP (RB only) (CD one)) (NN month)) (RBR later)) (, ,) (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ expensive) (NN light) (NN bulb)) (VP (VBD blew) (PRT (RP up)) (, ,) (SBAR (IN before) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN saved) (NP (NP (RB even) (DT a) (JJ small) (NN part)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN purchase) (NN price))))))))) (. .)))
Yet only one month later, his expensive light bulb blew up, before he had saved even a small part of the purchase price.
cc
yet
Yet
CCONJ
CC
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
month
month
NOUN
NN
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
expensive
expensive
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
light
light
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
bulb
bulb
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
blow
blew
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
before
before
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
save
saved
VERB
VBN
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
small
small
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
purchase
purchase
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
price
price
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SQ (MD Will) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VB stick) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ high-cost) (, ,) (JJ low-carbon) (NN lifestyle)))) (. ?)))
Will he stick to his high-cost, low-carbon lifestyle?
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
Will
AUX
MD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
VerbForm=Inf
stick
stick
VERB
VB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
high-cost
high-cost
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
low-carbon
low-carbon
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
lifestyle
lifestyle
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP China) (POS 's)) (JJ environmental) (NNS organizations)) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN started) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB advocate) (NP (NP (NP (JJ low-carbon) (NNS lifestyles)) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN decrease)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN carbon) (NNS footprints))))) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB help) (S (VP (VB fight) (PP (IN against) (NP (NN climate) (NN change))))))))))))))) (. .)))
China's environmental organizations have started to advocate low-carbon lifestyles and the decrease of carbon footprints to help fight against climate change.
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
China
China
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
environmental
environmental
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
organization
organizations
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
start
started
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
advocate
advocate
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
low-carbon
low-carbon
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
lifestyle
lifestyles
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
decrease
decrease
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
carbon
carbon
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
footprint
footprints
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
help
help
VERB
VB
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
fight
fight
VERB
VB
case
against
against
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
climate
climate
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
change
change
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (CC But) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN overlooked) (NP (CD one) (NN fact))))) (: :) (S (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP China))) (, ,) (NP (JJ low-carbon) (NN living)) (VP (VBZ comes) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT a) (JJ high) (NN cost))))) (. .)))
But they have overlooked one fact: in China, low-carbon living comes at a high cost.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
overlook
overlooked
VERB
VBN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Sing
fact
fact
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
China
China
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
low-carbon
low-carbon
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
living
living
NOUN
NN
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
come
comes
VERB
VBZ
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
high
high
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
cost
cost
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ means) (S (VP (VBG buying) (NP (NP (JJ energy-saving) (NNS bulbs) (CC and) (NNS appliances)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (ADJP (RB environmentally) (JJ friendly)) (NN building) (NNS materials)) (CC and) (NP (JJ daily) (NNS goods)))))) (. .)))
It means buying energy-saving bulbs and appliances, and environmentally friendly building materials and daily goods.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
buy
buying
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
energy-saving
energy-saving
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
bulb
bulbs
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
appliance
appliances
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
environmentally
environmentally
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
friendly
friendly
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
building
building
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
material
materials
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
daily
daily
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
goods
goods
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Cost)) (VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB no) (RBR longer)) (VP (VB be) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ only) (NN standard)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NNS purchases)))))) (. .)))
Cost can no longer be the only standard for purchases.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Cost
Cost
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
no
no
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
long
longer
ADV
RBR
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
only
only
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
standard
standard
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
purchase
purchases
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT An) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ energy-saving)) (CC and) (ADJP (RB environmentally) (JJ friendly))) (NN product)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ expensive)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT a) (JJ standard) (NN alternative) (, -) (SBAR (IN whether) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ simple) (NN light) (NN bulb)) (CC or) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN house)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ shines))))))))))))) (. .)))
An energy-saving and environmentally friendly product is more expensive than a standard alternative - whether it's a simple light bulb or the house it shines.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
An
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
energy-saving
energy-saving
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
environmentally
environmentally
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
friendly
friendly
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
product
product
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
root
Degree=Pos
expensive
expensive
ADJ
JJ
case
than
than
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
standard
standard
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
alternative
alternative
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
mark
whether
whether
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
simple
simple
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
light
light
NOUN
NN
advcl
Number=Sing
bulb
bulb
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
house
house
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
shine
shines
VERB
VBZ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN For) (NP (JJ average) (NNS consumers))) (, ,) (S (ADVP (RB even)) (VP (VBG buying) (NP (DT an) (JJ ordinary) (NN bulb)))) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT a) (JJ huge) (NN burden))) (. .)))
For average consumers, even buying an ordinary bulb is a huge burden.
case
for
For
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
average
average
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
consumer
consumers
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
buy
buying
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
ordinary
ordinary
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
bulb
bulb
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
huge
huge
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
burden
burden
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SBARQ (WHADVP (WRB How)) (SQ (MD can) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VB persuade) (NP (JJ ordinary) (NNS people)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB choose) (NP (DT an) (JJ energy-saving) (NN residence))))))) (. ?)))
How can we persuade ordinary people to choose an energy-saving residence?
advmod
PronType=Int
how
How
ADV
WRB
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
root
VerbForm=Inf
persuade
persuade
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
ordinary
ordinary
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
choose
choose
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
energy-saving
energy-saving
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
residence
residence
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT This)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB not) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN trend)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB afford) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB follow))))))))))) (: ;) (S (ADVP (RB perhaps)) (NP (DT this) (NN fashion)) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (ADVP (RB only)) (IN for) (NP (DT the) (JJ rich))))) (. .)))
This is not a trend they can afford to follow; perhaps this fashion is only for the rich.
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
trend
trend
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
afford
afford
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
follow
follow
VERB
VB
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
advmod
perhaps
perhaps
ADV
RB
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
fashion
fashion
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
parataxis
Degree=Pos
rich
rich
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJS Most) (NNS consumers)) (ADVP (NN today))) (VP (VBP do) (RB not) (VP (VB cause) (NP (JJ huge) (NML (NML (NN carbon) (NN dioxide)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NN CO2) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NNS emissions)))) (. .)))
Most consumers today do not cause huge carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
amod
Degree=Sup
most
Most
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Plur
consumer
consumers
NOUN
NNS
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
today
today
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
cause
cause
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
huge
huge
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
carbon
carbon
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
dioxide
dioxide
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
CO2
CO2
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
obj
Number=Plur
emission
emissions
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ Their) (NN responsibility)) (VP (VBZ lies) (PP (RB not) (PP (IN in) (S (VP (VBG choosing) (NP (DT a) (JJ low-carbon) (NN lifestyle)) (NP (NN today))))) (, ,) (CC but) (PP (IN in) (S (VP (VBG avoiding) (NP (DT a) (JJ high-carbon) (NN life)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN future)))))))) (. .)))
Their responsibility lies not in choosing a low-carbon lifestyle today, but in avoiding a high-carbon life in the future.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
Their
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
responsibility
responsibility
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
lie
lies
VERB
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
choose
choosing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
low-carbon
low-carbon
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
lifestyle
lifestyle
NOUN
NN
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
today
today
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
conj
VerbForm=Ger
avoid
avoiding
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
high-carbon
high-carbon
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
future
future
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT The) (NN principle)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (`` ``) (NP (ADJP (JJ common) (CC but) (VBN differentiated)) (NN responsibility)) ('' '') (, -) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN basis)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ sustainable) (NN development))))) (, -) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN applied) (ADVP (RB here)) (ADVP (RB as) (RB well))))))) (. .)))
The principle of "common but differentiated responsibility" - a basis of sustainable development - can be applied here as well.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
principle
principle
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
common
common
ADJ
JJ
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
differentiate
differentiated
VERB
VBN
nmod
Number=Sing
responsibility
responsibility
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
basis
basis
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
sustainable
sustainable
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
development
development
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
apply
applied
VERB
VBN
advmod
PronType=Dem
here
here
ADV
RB
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
fixed
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NNP China))) (, ,) (NP (JJ low-carbon) (NN living)) (ADVP (RB still)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN resisted) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN lack)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ social) (NN infrastructure))))))) (. .)))
In China, low-carbon living still is resisted by a lack of social infrastructure.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
China
China
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
low-carbon
low-carbon
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
living
living
NOUN
NN
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
resist
resisted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl:agent
Number=Sing
lack
lack
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
social
social
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
infrastructure
infrastructure
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (ADVP (RB Even)) (IN if) (S (NP (PRP$ your) (NN salary)) (VP (VBZ allows) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (NP (DT that) (NN choice)))))))) (, ,) (NP (NN nobody)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB there)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB help) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VB accomplish) (NP (PRP it)))))))) (. .)))
Even if your salary allows you to make that choice, nobody is there to help you accomplish it.
advmod
even
Even
ADV
RB
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
your
your
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
salary
salary
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
allow
allows
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
make
make
VERB
VB
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
choice
choice
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Neg
nobody
nobody
PRON
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
help
help
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
accomplish
accomplish
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (VP (VB Consider) (NP (JJ energy-saving) (NNS homes))) (. .)))
Consider energy-saving homes.
root
Mood=Imp|Person=2|VerbForm=Fin
consider
Consider
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
energy-saving
energy-saving
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
home
homes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP You)) (VP (VBP need) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB find) (PRT (RP out)) (SBAR (IN whether) (CC or) (RB not)) (S (NP (DT the) (NN developer)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN used) (NP (JJ natural) (NNS materials)) (WHADVP (WRB wherever) (ADJP (JJ possible))))))) (: ;) (SBAR (SBAR (WHADJP (WRB how) (JJ effective)) (S (NP (DT the) (NN insulation)) (VP (VBZ is)))) (: ;) (CC and) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ green) (NNS credentials)) (PP (IN of) (NP (VBN installed) (NN equipment)))) (VP (VBP are))))))))) (. .)))
You need to find out whether or not the developer has used natural materials wherever possible; how effective the insulation is; and what the green credentials of installed equipment are.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
You
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
need
need
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
mark
whether
whether
SCONJ
IN
fixed
or
or
CCONJ
CC
fixed
not
not
PART
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
developer
developer
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
use
used
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
natural
natural
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
material
materials
NOUN
NNS
advmod
PronType=Int
wherever
wherever
ADV
WRB
advcl:relcl
Degree=Pos
possible
possible
ADJ
JJ
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
advmod
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
conj
Degree=Pos
effective
effective
ADJ
JJ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
insulation
insulation
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
green
green
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
credential
credentials
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
install
installed
VERB
VBN
nmod
Number=Sing
equipment
equipment
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP You)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB read) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (DT a) (JJ little))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (MD 'll) (ADVP (RB still)) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ lucky) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB avoid) (S (VP (VBG being) (VP (VBN puzzled) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS developers) (POS ')) (NN marketing))))))))))))) (. .)))
You can read up a little, but you'll still be lucky to avoid being puzzled by the developers' marketing.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
You
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
read
read
VERB
VB
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl:npmod
Degree=Pos
little
little
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
'll
AUX
MD
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
conj
Degree=Pos
lucky
lucky
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
avoid
avoid
VERB
VB
aux:pass
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
puzzle
puzzled
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
developer
developers
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
marketing
marketing
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (JJ Many) (JJ so-called) (JJ energy-saving) (NNS buildings)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NN nothing)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN sort)))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (DT some)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (ADJP (ADJP (RB even) (RBR more)) (JJ energy-hungry)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT the) (JJ average) (NN home) (, -) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (NNP Li) (NNP Taige)) (VP (VBD warned) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN article)) (`` ``) (NP (JJ Energy-efficient) (NNS buildings)))))))))))) (. ?)))
Many so-called energy-saving buildings are nothing of the sort, and some are even more energy-hungry than the average home - as Li Taige warned in his article "Energy-efficient buildings?
amod
Degree=Pos
many
Many
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
so-called
so-called
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
energy-saving
energy-saving
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
building
buildings
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
root
Number=Sing|PronType=Neg
nothing
nothing
PRON
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
sort
sort
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
some
some
DET
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
conj
Degree=Pos
energy-hungry
energy-hungry
ADJ
JJ
case
than
than
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
average
average
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Li
Li
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Taige
Taige
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
warn
warned
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
article
article
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
energy-efficient
Energy-efficient
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
building
buildings
NOUN
NNS
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (FRAG (ADVP (RB Not) (RB always)) ('' '') (, ,) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNP China) (NNP Dialogue))) (NP (JJ last) (NNP August)) (. .)))
Not always", on China Dialogue last August.
advmod
not
Not
PART
RB
root
always
always
ADV
RB
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
China
China
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Dialogue
Dialogue
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
August
August
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
One of my China Dialogue colleagues in Beijing recently bought a Philips energy-saving light bulb to replace a standard one. He was happy with his choice. It may have cost 30 yuan (just under US $4.50) - ten times the price of a filament bulb - but he wanted to save energy as part of his low-carbon lifestyle. And according to the shopkeeper, he would save, in the long run, much more than the 30 yuan he was spending.  Yet only one month later, his expensive light bulb blew up, before he had saved even a small part of the purchase price. Will he stick to his high-cost, low-carbon lifestyle?  China's environmental organizations have started to advocate low-carbon lifestyles and the decrease of carbon footprints to help fight against climate change. But they have overlooked one fact: in China, low-carbon living comes at a high cost. It means buying energy-saving bulbs and appliances, and environmentally friendly building materials and daily goods. Cost can no longer be the only standard for purchases. An energy-saving and environmentally friendly product is more expensive than a standard alternative - whether it's a simple light bulb or the house it shines. For average consumers, even buying an ordinary bulb is a huge burden. How can we persuade ordinary people to choose an energy-saving residence? This is not a trend they can afford to follow; perhaps this fashion is only for the rich.  Most consumers today do not cause huge carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Their responsibility lies not in choosing a low-carbon lifestyle today, but in avoiding a high-carbon life in the future. The principle of "common but differentiated responsibility" - a basis of sustainable development - can be applied here as well.  In China, low-carbon living still is resisted by a lack of social infrastructure. Even if your salary allows you to make that choice, nobody is there to help you accomplish it.  Consider energy-saving homes. You need to find out whether or not the developer has used natural materials wherever possible; how effective the insulation is; and what the green credentials of installed equipment are. You can read up a little, but you'll still be lucky to avoid being puzzled by the developers' marketing. Many so-called energy-saving buildings are nothing of the sort, and some are even more energy-hungry than the average home - as Li Taige warned in his article "Energy-efficient buildings? Not always", on China Dialogue last August.