环保类环境问题
Control Poaching偷猎
Endangered species 濒危物种
Rare breeds稀有物种
Animal breeding 饲养
Breeding programme
Inbreed 近亲繁殖
Zoo Conservation 动物园保护计划Conservation program
extinct 灭绝
facing extinction
captivity 笼养
capture 捕获
captive
animal lover
animal rights activists 动物权利保护
者
fund the research研究基金
erode 腐蚀
erosion
exhaust emission 废弃排放
traffic fume 尾气
global warming
greenhouse effect
be contaminated by
contaminant污染
acid rain
organic有机
inorganic无机
recycle 循环
genetically modified 转基因
genetically engineered biodegradable 生物降解packaging unleaded petrol无铅汽油
petroleum refining 提纯汽油
fossil fuel 不可再生燃料
sustainable 可持续/viable /renewable
resources
reforestation 造林
deforestation’砍伐森林
ecosystem 生态系统
ecotour生态旅游
green belt 绿化带
battery farming化学农业
conservation 保护，保存 (? conserve)v.s. conversation environmentalist = conservationist
acid 酸酸的 (＜＞alkali)acid rain
carbon 碳 (C) v.s. charcoal (炭)carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide
fume exhaust fumesv.s. smoke, fog, smog
petroleum 石油à petrol (BE) = gasoline/gas (AE)à unleaded petrol/gas ozone 臭氧 (o + zone)ozone layer
ooze 渗出渗出物
radiation 辐射ultraviolet(UV) radiation~ radioactive
greenhouse 温室greenhouse effect/gases
solar 太阳的 (solar energy)^ lunar (lunar calendar)
phenomenon 现象
catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm
deterioration 恶化 (? deteriorate)
extinction 灭绝 (? extinct)
species endangered species
drought 干旱 (^ “找它”)＞＞＞ famine v.s. flooding
recurrent 反复发生的re + (oc)cur + rentv.s. concurrent
inundate 淹没 ^ “淹掉它”
embankment 筑堤 (em + bank + ment)
sediment 沉积（物）= deposit
delta 三角洲the Pearl River Delta
alluvial 冲积的
desertification ? desert (v.s. dessert)
dust-storm 沙尘暴^ thunderstorm, brainstorm
barren 贫瘠的，不育的，无效的
dune sand dunethe game “DUNE”!
attributable 归因于be attributable to…
deforestation 滥砍滥伐（森林）de + forest + ation＜＞ afforestation/reforestation
log 原木，日志伐木v.s. logo
vegetation 植物，植被v.s. vegetable, vegetarian
habitat 栖息地? habit (Habit is the second nature.)
ecosystem 生态系统 (eco + system)~ ecology
viability ? viable “vi”: life养育能力One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability anal ysis.
demographic 人口统计的 demo(people) + graph(write) + ic
interdependence inter + dependence
counterbalance 使平衡，弥补 (=offset)counter(against) + balance
mechanism 机理，机制
precipitation 陡降，降水 (? precipice)＜＞ evaporation
circulation 流通，循环
tide à tidal wave (海啸)＜＞ ebb ＜＜＜ earthquake
typhoon ~ tornado, hurricane
meteorology 气象(学)
volcano 火山
eruption 喷发 (? erupt)volcanic eruption ＞＞＞ lava
granite 花岗岩
imminent = impending v.s. eminent
Celsius 摄氏的 37OCv.s. centigrade
Fahrenheit 华氏的
latitude 纬度(另) longitude, altitude
tropical ? (the) tropicstropical/torrid zone, temperate zone, frigid zone
glacier 冰川
dump 倾倒，倾销à anti-dumping
contaminate 弄脏 (à contaminant)
recycle 回收再利用
irreversible 不可逆的 (= irrevocable)
reclaim 开垦，改造 à reclamation
contentious 有争议的 (? contend)Many environmental issues today are highly contentious.
opt 选择(+ for) à option
