环保:
Kyoto Protocol《京都议定书》environmentai protection n.环境保护eco-frie ndly adj.环保的,生态友好的preserve v保护,保存carb on footpri nt 碳足迹carb on emissi on reduction碳减排ecotourism生态旅游low-carb on economy 低碳经济circular economy 循环经济susta in able developme n可持续发展污染:
Pollute= con tami nate, v.污染Polluti on=con tami natio n n.污染polluta nt n.污染物sewage treatme n污水治理sewage treatme nt facilities 污水治理设备垃圾:rubbish, garbage, trash, waste, litter 处理:dispose of, burn, bury (landfill 垃圾场), dump倾倒,recycle 回收plastic bags塑料
袋,drinking cans 饮料罐biodegradable packaging 可降解包装, throwaway 可 ^丢•弃的disposable 可丢弃的
in fectious disease 传染病(avia n in flue nza/ bird flu 禽流感,swi ne flu 猪流感,Ebola 埃博拉,SARS非典型肺炎) 燃料
non-ren ewable不可再生的
fossil fuels 矿石燃料:natural gas, coal, petroleum coal-fired gen erat in g/power pla nts 火力发电站/ 厂limited/fi nite n atural resources 有限的自然资源coal reserve煤炭储量
alter native en ergy 替代能源
replace=substitute v 取代
wind power,风能
hydropower 水电,
solar (lunar) power太阳能,
nu clear power 核能
bio-energy 生物能
geothermal en ergy 地热能
flammable ice 可燃冰radioactivity n.辐射性use up, deplete, exhaust v.用光,耗尽con serve v.节省,节约, con sume v.消耗
危害动物:
poaching非法打猎,盗猎,
damage natural habitat破坏自然栖息地,
rare breed稀有物种, endangered specie濒危物种,
extinet adj. 灭绝的(die out, disappear v.),
animal rights activist动物权益保护者,
natural reserve(giant pand大熊猫)自然保护区,
protect wild life保护野生动物,
disastrous灾难性的,devastation破坏,
have disastrous effect on 对.... 有灾难性的影响
危害植物:
disposable woode n chopstick一次性木质筷子
vegetati on 植被
deforestation森林消失,
Iandslide山体滑坡,
危害环境:
carb on dioxide 二氧化碳,
acid rain 酸雨(erode v 腐蚀)
ozone depleti on 臭氧层空洞freon氟禾U昂
greenhouse effect温室效应(worsen, deteriorate v. deterioration n.恶化)global warming 全球变暖
extreme weather 极端天气(haze 雾霾,hot wave 热浪,drought 干旱,flood, 洪涝,snow disaster® 灾,earthquake地震,tsun ami 海啸,torn ado 龙卷风,暴雨, typhoon 台风,hurricane飓风)
EL Nino phe nomenon 厄尔尼诺现象ecological system=ecosystem生态系统green belt绿化带,sand storm沙尘暴,(filter v.过滤)
car-free day 无车日
low energy con sumpti on vehicle 低耗能汽车
energy saving house节能住宅
arouse people ' s awareness/consciousness of environmental prot S ctf公众的环保意识
重要的词组与短语
帮助减缓全球变暖速度help slow dow n the pace of global warm ing
保持生态平衡keep ecological bala nee
保持水土preserve soil and water
保护和改善生活和生态环境protect and improve the livi ng en vir onment and the ecological en vir onment
保护珍稀野生动植物protect rare wild an imals and pla nts
保留为自然耕地reserve as n atural farmla nd
采用环保技术adopt en vir onmen tal protecti on tech nique
参加环保运动take part in en vir onmen tal protect ion activities
崇尚绿色生活方式pursue a “green” life
仓U造良好的生态环境create a pleasa nt ecological en vir onment
促进城市可持续发展promote the susta in able developme nt of the city
发展太阳能develop solar energy
防治污染prevent and control pollution
节能减排En ergy con servati on and emissi on reduct ion
非常注重保护森林pay great atte nti on to the con servati on of forest
改善生态环境improve the eco-e nvir onment (ecological en vir onment)
关闭化工厂close chemical plants
加大污染治理力度stre ngthe n pollution control
力卩强城市绿化stre ngthe n the gree ning of the city
加强生态建设improve the eco-c on structi on
力卩强水土保持rei nforce the con servati on of water and soil
减少机动车辆reduce the nu mber of vehicles
减少浪费reduce waste
进一步加快环保规戈U further speed up en vir onmen tal protecti on pla ns
禁止露天焚烧prohibit bur ning out in the ope n
开展保护野生动物宣传教育advocate to educate the public the protectio n of wild an imals
开展绿色活动advocate gree n activities
普及环保知识popularize en vir onmen tal protectio n kno wledge
实行严格的机动车排放标准impleme nt strict vehicle emissi on sta ndards
使用再生纸use recycled paper
提高环境管理水平raise the en vir onmen tai man ageme nt level
提高居民的环保和生态意识improve residents ' environmentai and ecological
aware ness
提高清洁能源的比重in crease the supply of clea n energy resources
完善城市基础设施建设perfect the con struct ion of urba n in frastructure
为大量野生动植物提供栖息地provide habitats for a huge number of wild an imals and pla nts
削减污物排放decrease the disposal of pollutants
弓丨发一系列的问题result in a series of problems
增强环境意识enhance the aware ness of the importa nee of (raise the con scious ness about) en vir onmen tal protecti on
治理沙地和水土流失问题tackle the problems of sand and soil erosi on
注重节约资源attach importanee to saving resources。