Scene 131 环境

Scene 131　环境

❶ 我们如何改变环境呢？How do we change our environment?

对话 A: How do we change our environment? 我们如何改变环境呢？

B: We should save energy first. 我们首先应该节约能源。

❷ 我们要保护生态环境。We need to preserve the ecological¹ environment.

对话 A: We need to preserve the ecological environment. 我们要保护生态环境。

B: Yes, it's very important to us. 是的，它对我们很重要。

❸ 空气污染明显加剧。There is a sensible increase in air pollution.

对话 A: There is a sensible increase in air pollution. 空气污染明显加剧。

B: Yes, look at the sky; it's the smog. 是啊，你看看天，都是烟雾。

❹ 严重的污染问题令人担忧。Serious pollution problems give cause for the concern.

同类表达 Air pollution is one of the concerns for people living in modern cities. 空气污染是现代城市居民担忧的问题之一。

❺ 垃圾污染河流。Garbage pollutes our rivers.

对话 A: Garbage pollutes our rivers. 垃圾污染河流。

B: Yes, so the fish is polluted. 是啊，所以鱼也被污染了。

❻ 我们深受空气污染之害。We suffered a lot from air pollution.

对话 A: Look at the air pollution index. I'm really worried that this could affect our health. 看看空气污染指数，我很担心这会影响我们的身体健康。

B: We suffered a lot from air pollution. 我们深受空气污染之害。

❼ 汽车尾气污染了环境。Exhaust fumes² cause damage to the environment.

❽ 空气污染越来越严重了。The air pollution is increasingly serious.

对话 A: The air pollution is increasingly serious in our city. 我们城市空气污染越来越严重了。

B: That's it. You'd better wear gauze mask. 是这样的。你最好戴口罩。

❾ 街上有很多噪声。There is much noise in the street.

同类表达 The street is very noisy. 街道很吵闹。

对话 A: There is much noise in the street. 街上有很多噪声。

B: Yes, I can't sleep well. 是的，我都睡不好。

❿ 那些废气污染了空气。The exhaust gas pollutes the air.

同类表达 The air was badly influenced by waste gas pollution. 空气深受废气污染的影响。

1 ecological   

adj.生态的，生态学的

参考例句：

• The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
• Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.

2 fumes   

n.(强烈而刺激的)气味，气体

参考例句：

• The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. 我们孩子们的健康正受到排放出的废气的损害。
• Exhaust fumes are bad for your health. 废气对健康有害。