CCTV9英语新闻11月：中国国家发改委气候变化问题举行新闻发布会

A news briefing on China's policies and actions in addressing climate change is being hosted by the vice¹ chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, Xie Zhenhua.

Smog brings negative effects to the climate, environment, health and economy, according to a new report calling for greater attention to the problem and effective measures to control it.

Citing the historical data analysis, the Annual Report on Actions to Address Climate Change 2013, which was released Monday by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that China has seen smog with increasing frequency and duration over the past 50 years.

The report noted² that the number of smoggy days have increased, particularly in the Yangtze River Delta³, a key economic region encompassing⁴ Shanghai and parts of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, as well as in southern Guangdong’s Zhujiang River Delta, which is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao.

The report stressed that increased air pollutants⁵, caused by growing social consumption of fossil fuels, were the main cause of the smog, adding that photochemical pollution and cooking and vehicle emissions⁶ also contributed to the problem.

According to the report, smoggy weather is likely to cause extreme climate incidents, disrupt air, water and land traffic due to low visibility, affect people’s lungs and immune systems, and lead to more deaths and severe chronic⁷ diseases.

While encouraging China to draw experiences from other countries, the report stressed that the country must map out a plan to combat air pollution based on its own situation and conditions.

 

 

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

3 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

4 encompassing   

v.围绕( encompass的现在分词 )；包围；包含；包括

参考例句：

• Being too large and all-encompassing is a common defect among state-owned enterprises. 过分追求大而全，是国企的一大通病。 来自互联网
• Our services are: all-encompassing, love justice and high quality. 我们的服务目标是：全方位、真情义、高质量。 来自互联网

5 pollutants   

污染物质（尤指工业废物）( pollutant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Pollutants are constantly being released into the atmosphere. 污染物质正在不断地被排放到大气中去。
• The 1987 Amendments limit 301(g) discharges to a few well-studied nonconventional pollutants. 1987年的修正案把第301条（g）的普通排放限制施加在一些认真研究过的几种非常规污染物上。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

6 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

7 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。