臭氧层

　　the ozone layer

　　珊瑚礁

　　coral reefs

　　红树林

　　mangrove

　　城市垃圾无害化处理

　　decontamination of urban refuse

　　二氧化硫

　　sulfur dioxide

　　工业废水

　　industrial effluents

　　荒漠化土地

　　desertified land

　　恢复森林植被

　　restore vegetation

　　海水淡化

　　sea water desalinization

　　减排指标

　　emission reduction targets

　　硫氧化物

　　sulfur oxide

　　生态环境修复

　　environmental rehabilitation

　　碳补偿

　　carbon offset

　　碳吸收

　　carbon sequestration

　　生态农业

　　environment-friendly agriculture

　　土壤盐碱化

　　soil alkalization [,ælkəli'zeʃən]

　　野生动植物

　　wild fauna and flora

　　主要污染物排放

　　the discharge of major pollutants

　　原始森林

　　primitive forest

　　造林工程

　　afforestation project

　　及时采取补救措施

　　take timely remedial measures

　　不断恶化的生态环境

　　the deteriorating environment

　　carbon neutrality

　　碳中和

　　biodiversity

　　生物多样性

　　land degradation

　　土地退化

　　environment degradation

　　环境恶化

　　endangered wildlife

　　濒危野生动物

　　per capita emissions

　　人均排放量

　　low-emission economy

　　低排放经济

　　solar panels

　　太阳能板

　　the Millennium Development Goals

　　千年发展目标

　　degradation /ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən/

　　英 [ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃn] 美 [ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃn]

　　Degradation is the process of something becoming worse or weaker, or being made worse or weaker. 恶化; 衰退

　　...air pollution, traffic congestion, and the steady degradation of our quality of life.

　　…空气污染、交通阻塞以及我们生活质量的持续恶化。

　　deteriorate /dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt/

　　英 [dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt] 美 [dɪˈtɪriəreɪt]

　　If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way. 恶化

　　There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war.

　　人们担心局势会恶化为全面战争。

　　sequestrate /sɪˈkwɛstreɪt/

　　英 [ˈsiːkwəstreɪt; sɪˈkwestreɪt] 美 [ˈsiːkwəstreɪt,sɪˈkwestreɪt]

　　When property is sequestrated, it is taken officially from someone who has debts, usually after a decision in a court of law. If the debts are paid off, the property is returned to its owner. 扣押; 接收 [法律] [usu passive]

　　He tried to prevent union money from being sequestrated by the courts.

　　他试图阻止法院扣押工会的钱。

　　effluent /ˈɛflʊənt/

　　英 [ˈefluənt] 美 [ˈefluənt]

　　Effluent is liquid waste material that comes out of factories or sewage works. 污水 [正式]

　　The effluent from the factory was dumped into the river.

　　那家工厂的污水被排到了河里。

　　remedial /rɪˈmiːdɪəl/

　　英 [rɪˈmiːdiəl] 美 [rɪˈmiːdiəl]

　　Remedial action is intended to correct something that has been done wrong or that has not been successful. 补救的; 纠正的 [正式]

　　Some authorities are now having to take remedial action.

　　一些当局现在不得不采取补救行动。

　　afforestation /əˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃən/

　　英 [əˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn] 美 [əˌfɔːrɪˈsteɪʃn]

　　Afforestation is the process of planting large numbers of trees on land that has few or no trees on it. 植树造林

　　Since the Sixties, afforestation has completely changed the countryside.

　　自六十年代以来，植树造林完全改变了农村的面貌。