1、环保:Kyoto Protocol京都议定书environmental protection n. 环境保护eco-friendly adj. 环保的，生态友好的preserve v.保护，保存carbon footprint 碳足迹carbon emission reduction 碳减排ecotourism 生态旅游low-carbon economy 低碳经济circular economy 循环经济sustainable development 可持续发展污染：Pollute= contaminate, v. 污染Pollution=contamination n. 污染polluta
2、nt n. 污染物sewage treatment 污水治理sewage treatment 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infectious disease 传染病（avian influenza/
3、bird flu 禽流感，swine flu 猪流感，Ebola 埃博拉， SARS 非典型肺炎）燃料non-renewable 不可再生的fossil fuels 矿石燃料: natural gas, coal, petroleumcoal-fired generating/power plants 火力发电站/厂limited/finite natural resources 有限的自然资源coal reserve 煤炭储量alternative energy 替代能源replace=substitute v.取代wind power, 风能hydropower 水电,solar (lun
4、ar) power 太阳能,nuclear power 核能bio-energy 生物能geothermal energy 地热能flammable ice 可燃冰radioactivity n. 辐射性use up, deplete, exhaust v. 用光，耗尽conserve v. 节省，节约 ,consume 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 species 濒危物种,extinct adj. 灭绝的 (die out, disappear v.)
5、,animal rights activist 动物权益保护者 ,natural reserve(giant panda 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 wooden chopstick 一次性木质筷子vegetation 植被deforestation 森林消失,landslide 山体滑坡 ,危害环境:carbon dioxide 二氧化碳,acid rain 酸雨(erode v.腐蚀)oz
6、one depletion 臭氧层空洞 freon 氟利昂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 雪灾，earthquake 地震, tsunami 海啸，tornado 龙卷风，暴雨, typhoon 台风，hurricane 飓风）EL Nino phenomenon 厄尔尼诺现象ecological syste
7、m=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 consumption vehicle 低耗能汽车energy saving house 节能住宅arouse peoples awareness/consciousness of environmental protection 提高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 down the pace of global warming保持生态平衡 keep ecological bal
8、ance保持水土 preserve soil and water保护和改善生活和生态环境 protect and improve the living environment and the ecological environment保护珍稀野生动植物 protect rare wild animals and plants保留为自然耕地 reserve as natural farmland 采用环保技术 adopt environmental protection technique参加环保运动 take part in environmental protection activiti
9、es崇尚绿色生活方式 pursue a “green” life创造良好的生态环境 create a pleasant ecological environment促进城市可持续发展 promote the sustainable development of the city发展太阳能 develop solar energy防治污染 prevent and control pollution节能减排 Energy conservation and emission reduction 非常注重保护森林 pay great attention to the conservation of f
10、orest改善生态环境 improve the eco-environment (ecological environment)关闭化工厂 close chemical plants加大污染治理力度 strengthen pollution control加强城市绿化 strengthen the greening of the city加强生态建设 improve the eco-construction加强水土保持 reinforce the conservation of water and soil减少机动车辆 reduce the number of vehicles减少浪费 red
11、uce waste进一步加快环保规划 further speed up environmental protection plans禁止露天焚烧 prohibit burning out in the open开展保护野生动物宣传教育 advocate to educate the public the protection of wild animals开展绿色活动 advocate green activities普及环保知识 popularize environmental protection knowledge实行严格的机动车排放标准 implement strict vehicle
12、 emission standards使用再生纸 use recycled paper提高环境管理水平 raise the environmental management level提高居民的环保和生态意识 improve residents environmental and ecological awareness 提高清洁能源的比重 increase the supply of clean energy resources完善城市基础设施建设 perfect the construction of urban infrastructure为大量野生动植物提供栖息地 provide ha
13、bitats for a huge number of wild animals and plants削减污物排放 decrease the disposal of pollutants 引发一系列的问题 result in a series of problems增强环境意识 enhance the awareness of the importance of (raise the consciousness about) environmental protection治理沙地和水土流失问题 tackle the problems of sand and soil erosion注重节约资源 attach importance to saving resources
