自然 Flashcards
农业行为导致砍伐森林并造成严重的环境破坏
The farming practices led to deforestation and caused extensive environmental damage
伐木
log
偷猎
poach
生物多样性减少
biodiversity decrease
亚马逊森林
Amazon rainforest
撒哈拉沙漠
the Sahara Desert
黄石公园
the Yellowstone National Park
动物灭绝与人类无关
The extinction of some species have nothing to do with human activities.
超过人类的能力
The protection of some species is beyond human capacity/ability
紧急的社会问题
Some pressing social problems
一些紧急的问题比…更为重要
Some urgent problems of human society have higher priority than to save endangered species.
很多的动物给人来价值 他们的灭绝会带来损失
Some species possess great value on human race, some of them have not been realized by human yet. The extinction of them will bring great loss to human society.
触发连锁反应
trigger chain-reaction
动物灭绝对生态平衡的影响
Every species plays an important role in eco-system; their extinctions will trigger chain-reaction, therefore affecting the bigger eco-system.
动物的用处：科学研究 符号 朋友
Some species could provide materials for scientific research and medical, industrial use, or they could be an icon of a nation, or simply they are friends of human.
人类对动物生存环境的影响；并且造成他们的食物短缺
Human constructions and developments may ruin their living environment, destroy their habitat, result in vanishing of their food or humans have hunted them.
达尔文主义
The Darwinian argument that extinction results from the process of so-called “natural selection” in which stronger species survive while weaker ones do not. We humans are not exempt [ɪg’zem(p)t from the process.
好的句型：…应该超过什么
I agree that economic self-interest should take precedence[‘presɪd(ə)ns over vague notions about moral duty when it comes to saving endangered animals.
优先
take precedence over
消耗/浪费/过度开采
deplete/waste/over-exploit natural resources
(natural resources are being consumed at an alarming rate)
破坏环境
damage /cause (irreversible) damage to the environment/ have devastating effects on the environment
保护 自然资源
preserve natural resources
节约自然资源
conserve natural resources/energy/electricity
媒体对于环境问题的报道
media coverage of environmental issues
汽油价格
the price of petrol
燃料费用
fuel costs
原材料价格
raw material costs
破坏大气臭氧层
deplete the ozone layer :名词 depletion of ozone layer：allow more ultraviolet rays to reach the Earth’s surface and increase people’s risk for developing skin cancer
导致酸雨
lead to/prevent acid rain
导致哮喘、支气管炎、与癌症发病率的增加
raise the rate of asthma, bronchitis and lung cancer[brɒŋ’kaɪtɪs]
慢性呼吸系统疾病
chronic respiratory diseases
烟雾污染
exhaust fumes from cars
减少碳排放
reduce carbon emissions
减少全球对化石燃料的依赖
reduce global dependence on fossil fuels
新能源过度依赖天气
depend heavily on weather conditions
核电站
build nuclear power stations
海水淡化技术
desalination technology [,di,sælɪ’neʃən]
把海水转化成淡水
convert seawater to fresh water
污水处理系统
sewage[‘suːɪdʒ] disposal systems
砍伐森林
widespread deforestation ；cut down trees in the rainforests ； the destruction of rainforests ； Log rainforests
使土地变得很贫瘠
cause the soil become infertile
避免使用一次性产品
avoid single-use or disposable items [dɪ’spəʊzəb(ə)l]
重复或循环使用 容器和包装材 瓶子和罐子电子产品
reuse or recycle 容器和包装材料 containers and packaging materials; 购物袋 shopping bags
瓶子和罐子 cans and bottles 电子产品:electronics
双面打印
double-sided printing
垃圾处理
waste disposal
塑料容器或者外包装不能轻易降解
do not decompose plastic containers/packaging easily
不可生物降解的容器
non-biodegradable containers
扰乱生态平衡
disrupt the ecological balance; have disastrous effects on the ecosystem
偷猎；非法交易；因兽皮而被捕杀
poach; the illegal trade in elephant ivory; (tigers) are hunted for their skins;
皮草
fur coats
捕鲸与猎杀海豹
whaling and sealing
减少被用来实验的动物痛苦
minimize the suffering of laboratory animals
扰乱动物生理机能
disrupt the natural biological functions of animals
所涉及到的道德与伦理问题
the moral and ethnic issues involve
药品安全
drug safety
评估药品的有效性与安全性
assess the effectiveness and safety of new medical treatments
化妆品生产厂家
cosmetics manufacturers
建立动植物保护区/自然保护区
create more nature reserves/ wildlife reserves
