environment

残油回收 oil residue recuperation 卫生填埋 sanitary landfills 海洋排泄口 sea outfall 化粪池 septic tanks 污水处置 sewage disposal 污水处理系统 sewage treatment systems 固体废物处置 solid waste disposal 废物同化处置 waste assimilation capacities
增强公众关于……的意识 raise(or elevate)the public awareness of sth. 短缺 shortage(n.)/ scarcity(n.)/ dearth(n.)/ lack(n.) 让资源承受很大压力 put a strain on the resources / stretch resources to the limit(固定短语) 破坏自然资源 wreak havoc on natural resources 砍伐森林 deforestation 污染 pollute(v.)/ contaminate(v. 有毒的 poisonous(adj. / toxic(adj.) 增加农产品产量 boost crop yield 可再生资源 renewable resources
生态平衡 ecological balance / ecological equilibrium 可持续发展 sustainable development 环保主义者 environmentalists(n.) / conservationists(n.) 对环境无害的 environmentally-friendly(adj.) 节约使用 conserve(v.) 保护 preserve(v.) 再利用 reuse(v.) / recycle(v.) 各国必须携手解决环境问题 countries on this planet must join forces/ make a concerted (united) effort / to combat(or tackle/ resolve/ address)environmental problems
不可再生资源 non-renewable resources(包括:金属metals、矿产 minerals、石油 petroleum、天然气natural gas、煤coal等。后三种可以称为fossil fuels) 消耗(某种资源) consume(v.) deplete(v.) 用尽(某种资源) use up/ exhaust(v.) 严厉的措施 harsh actions/measures(n.) 生态系统 ecosystem(n.) / ecological system 某一地区所有生物总称 the wildlife in a region 生物的多样性 biodiversity(n.) / effluent(n.) 污水 sewage(n.)
Sample One Environmental problems cannot be solved by one or a few countries. Instead，they should be solved with international effort. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Environmental challenges，ranging from the smog in cities to toxic groundwater to the Antarctic ozone hole have been presented to us， I believe many of these challenges should be met with collaboration across national boundaries. Environmental concerns should be dealt with through joint efforts from countries一for two main reasons. The first one is now problems such as oil spills and dust storms are so widespread that they can hardly be confined to one single country or region. Thus it is crucial that these problems be solved with international efforts. What is meant by this is each country and person should be made aware of their unique role in environmental protection .
隔音 acoustic insulation 化学污染清除 chemical decontamination 过滤器 filters 噪音治理 noise abatement 污染治理设备 pollution abatement equipment 污染控制技术 pollution control technology 辐射防护 radiation protection 洗涤器 scrubbers
商业噪音 commercial noise 混合污染 composite pollution 危险物质 hazardous substances 危险废物 hazardous wastes 重金属 heavy metals 工业废水 industrial effluents 工业排放物 industrial emissions 工业烟尘 industrial fumes
废物转化技术 waste conversiቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱn techniques 废物处置 waste disposal 废物回收 waste recovery 废物利用 waste use 酸雨 acid rain 灾害 catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm 恶化 deterioration ( deteriorate) 灭绝
排放 discharge(n.) 温室效应 greenhouse effect/ global warming 严重的 severe(adj.) / grave(adj.)/ grievous(adj.) 白色污染产生的垃圾 non一biodegradable garbage /wastes that cannot decompose or break down/ inorganic trash 谴责而不是纵容 condemn rather than condone sth. 臭氧层 ozone layer 肥沃的土壤 fertile soil 贫瘩的土壤 infertile soil 耕地 arable land / farmland
Sample One Environmental problems cannot be solved by one or a few countries. Instead，they should be solved with international effort. To what extent do you agree or disagree? It is possible that in reality international cooperation in improving the environment may involve practical problems .For example, countries may have differing views on environmental problems; therefore, to achieve consensus on the steps that they should take may take more time. But the willingness to join hands at least will put them on the right track in finding solutions. In summary, my view is that more concerted efforts should be made by the international community before damage to the ecosystem becomes irreversible.
无机污染物 inorganic pollutants 铅污染 lead contamination 汞污染 mercury contamination 微污染物 micropollutants 机动车辆排放物 motor vehicle emissions 恶臭公害 odour nuisance 有机物污染 organic pollutants 难降解有机污染物 persistent organic pollutants
分离器 separators 防烟 smoke prevention 废物最少化 waste minimization 电池处理 battery disposal 废物的化学处理 chemical treatment of waste 处置场所 disposal sites 废物焚烧 incineration of waste 矿山回填 mine filling
Sample One Environmental problems cannot be solved by one or a few countries. Instead，they should be solved with international effort. To what extent do you agree or disagree? The second reason why joint efforts is quite essential is that each country has its own weaknesses in environmental protection. For instance, even though the industrialized countries possess advanced technology and the financial resources for environmental preservation，many of them cannot solve the serious problem of emission-induced climate change because reducing this problem may slow down their Industrial production and lower their people's comfort and convenience. Accordingly，nations and international organizations have their roles to play in ensuring that the rich countries fulfill their environmental obligations，
濒危物种 endangered species 干旱 drought 筑堤 embankment 沉积(物) sediment = deposit 三角洲 delta the Pearl River Delta 冲积的 alluvial 沙漠化 desertification desert (v.s. dessert)
沙尘暴 dust-storm 贫瘠的，不育的，无效的 barren 植物，植被 vegetation 栖息地 habitat 人口统计的 demographic 使平衡，弥补 counterbalance (=offset) 机理，机制 mechanism
流通，循环 circulation 台风 typhoon ~ tornado, hurricane 气象(学) meteorology 纬度 latitude 经度 longitude, altitude 冰川 glacier 开垦，改造 reclaim
医药废物 pharmaceutical wastes 放射性物质 radioactive substances 热污染 thermal pollution 生物武器 biological weapons 海洋倾倒 ocean dumping 石油泄漏 oil spills 废金属 scrap metals 挖掘堆积 excavation heaps