環(huán)保:
environmental protection 環(huán)境保護
environmentally-friendly 環(huán)保的
preserve v.保護，保存
污染：
Pollute= contaminate, 污染(動詞)
pollutant 污染物
Pollution=contamination 污染(名詞)
垃圾: rubbish, garbage, trash, waste, litter
處理: dispose of, burn, bury (landfill垃圾場),
dump傾倒，recycle 回收
plastic bags塑料袋, drinking cans飲料罐
biodegradable packaging 可降解包裝,
throwaway 可丟棄的
disposable 可丟棄的
discourage v. 不鼓勵
燃料來源：考試大
non-renewable 不可再生的
fossil fuels礦石燃料: natural gas, coal, petroleum
limited/finite natural resources 有限的自然資源
alternative energy替代能源
replace=substitute v.取代
(wind power, hydropower水電,
solar (lunar) power太陽能,
nuclear power核能
radioactivity n. 輻射性
use up, deplete, exhaust v. 用光，耗盡
conserve v. 節(jié)省，節(jié)約,
consume less v. 少消耗
危害動物:
poaching非法打獵，盜獵,
damage natural habitat 破壞自然棲息地,
rare breed稀有物種,
endangered species瀕危物種,
extinct adj.滅絕 (die out, disappear動詞),
animal rights activist動物權(quán)益保護者 ,
natural reserve(giant panda大熊貓)自然保護區(qū),
protect wild life保護野生動物,
disastrous災(zāi)難性的, devastation破壞,
have disastrous effect on…對。。。有災(zāi)難性的影響
危害植物:
vegetation植被
deforestation森林消失,
landslide山體滑坡,
危害環(huán)境:
carbon dioxide二氧化碳,
acid rain酸雨(erode腐蝕)
greenhouse effect溫室效應(yīng) (worsening, deteriorate, deterioration惡化)
global warming全球變暖
ecological system=ecosystem生態(tài)系統(tǒng)
green belt綠化帶, sand storm沙塵暴, (filter v. 過濾)
arouse people’s awareness/consciousness of environmental protection提高公眾的環(huán)保意識