關(guān)鍵詞:
Air quality issue: 空氣質(zhì)量問(wèn)題
Paris Environment Conference: 巴黎環(huán)境大會(huì)
COP21: 第21屆聯(lián)合國(guó)氣候變化大會(huì)
COP(Conference of the Parties): 締約方
Environmental protection: 環(huán)境保護(hù)
There're good days. There're bad days: 有些時(shí)候比較好,有些時(shí)候情況很差
Smog: 霧霾 (就是smoke+fog)
Smoke: 煙
Fog: 霧
Mask, face mask: 口罩
To bike: 騎自行車(chē)
Skeptical: 懷疑的、持懷疑態(tài)度
I don't think it's gonna do anything: 我不覺(jué)得它有用
Cancer: 癌
Lungs: 肺
PM2.5 (Particulate Matter):顆粒物
AQI (Air Quality Index): 空氣質(zhì)量指數(shù)
It can get into your blood stream: 它會(huì)進(jìn)入你的血液
Air purifier:空氣凈化機(jī)
I keep my windows closed: 保持窗戶(hù)關(guān)閉
It smells like gas: 聞起來(lái)像煤氣的味道
It smells like burning coal:聞起來(lái)像燒煤的味道
Central heating: 中央供暖
It takes a few generations to fix the environment: 治理環(huán)境需要幾代人的努力
美國(guó)曾經(jīng)也有霧霾
To peak: 達(dá)到峰值、限制
Greenhouse gas emission: 溫室氣體排放
Clean energy/alternative energy: 清潔能源
Natural gas: 天然氣
Fuel: 燃料
Petrol: 石油
Electric cars: 電動(dòng)車(chē)
Hybrid: 混合動(dòng)力車(chē)
Tesla: 特斯拉
Electric car subsidies: 電動(dòng)車(chē)補(bǔ)貼
Public buses:公交車(chē)
Global warming:全球氣候變暖
Climate change: 氣候變化
Temperature: 溫度
Celcius:攝氏度
Fahrenheit: 華氏度
It's not the best solution: 并不是最好的解決辦法
Developmental stage: 發(fā)展階段
Feasible: 可操作性、可能性
Consensus: 共識(shí)
Something needs to be done to save the environment: 一定要采取措施,保護(hù)環(huán)境
L.A. had a big smog problem in the 70's: 洛杉磯70年代也有過(guò)霧霾問(wèn)題
It's situated in a valley surrounded by mountains: 洛杉磯地處山谷中,被群山環(huán)繞
The smog gets trapped inside the city: 霧霾都凝結(jié)在城里,散不掉
Visibility: 能見(jiàn)度
Research: 研究
Emission: 尾氣排放
Leaded fuel: 含鉛汽油
Polluted: 被污染的