deforestation 砍伐森林 desertification 沙漠化

　　unclear and impure 渾濁不清 industrial waste 工業(yè)廢料

　　sustainable development 可持續(xù)發(fā)展 exhaust gas 廢氣

　　weather forecast 天氣預(yù)報 public hazard 公共危害

　　make joint hand 攜手 acid rain 酸雨

　　chemical plant 化工廠 fight against 對抗

　　endanger existing species 危害現(xiàn)存物種 be plagued with 遭到污染

　　suffer a great deal from 深受其害 set up a foundation 建立一筆基金

　　ever-accelerated 不斷發(fā)展 destroy the ozone layer 破壞臭氧層

　　appeal to the government 向政府呼吁

　　punish severely by the law 依法嚴懲

　　encourage city-residents 鼓勵市民

　　extremely serious problem 極其嚴重的問題

　　adopt several strong measures 采取積極措施

　　take control over our environment 控制我們的環(huán)境

　　raise people’s awareness of the environment 提高人們的環(huán)境意識

　　deterioration of the ecology 生態(tài)惡化

　　break the ecological balance 破壞生態(tài)平衡

　　enhance the quality of life 提高生活質(zhì)量

　　for the future generations / for our descendants 為了子孫后代

　　bring about a lot of losses / disasters 造成巨大損失/災(zāi)難

　　pursue one’s short-term interest 追求眼前利益

　　let this situation go as it is 任由態(tài)勢發(fā)展