近年来，一方面我国经济得到飞速发展，但另一方面，经济发展也带来了一系列环境问题：如石油天然气紧缺、空气污染、全球变暖、自然灾害等等，尤以北京的’空气状况最引人注目。
PM2.5/PM10 细微颗粒 global warming 全球变暖
greenhouse effect 温室效应 air pollution 空气污染
sustainable development 可持续发展 exhaust gas 废气
weather forecast 天气预报 public hazard 公共危害
deforestation 砍伐森林 desertification 沙漠化
unclear and impure 浑浊不清 industrial waste 工业废料
make joint hand 携手 acid rain 酸雨
chemical plant 化工厂 fight against 对抗
ever-accelerated 不断发展 destroy the ozone layer 破坏臭氧层
endanger existing species 危害现存物种 be plagued with 遭到污染
suffer a great deal from 深受其害 set up a foundation 建立一笔基金
appeal to the government 向政府呼吁
punish severely by the law 依法严惩
encourage city-residents 鼓励市民
extremely serious problem 极其严重的问题
adopt several strong measures 采取积极措施
take control over our environment 控制我们的环境
raise people’s awareness of the environment 提高人们的环境意识
deterioration of the ecology 生态恶化
break the ecological balance 破坏生态平衡
enhance the quality of life 提高生活质量
for the future generations / for our descendants 为了子孙后代
bring about a lot of losses / disasters 造成巨大损失/灾难
pursue one’s short-term interest 追求眼前利益
let this situation go as it is 任由态势发展
