F:我覺(jué)得我們國(guó)家最大的環(huán)境問(wèn)題是空氣污染。
M:Yes,I agree. The air here is much more polluted than in my country. Of course,my country is more agricultural and has much less industry.
M:我同意。這里的空氣污染比我們國(guó)家嚴(yán)重多了。當(dāng)然,我們國(guó)家農(nóng)業(yè)比重比較大,工業(yè)比重比較小。
F:We have reduced emission of air pollutants in n}c}ent years,but cars are still a major source of them. Factories have become cleaner as stricter environment pollution law have been introduced.
F:我們這些年也在減少有害氣體排放量,但是汽車(chē)廢氣排放依然是空氣污染的主要原因。隨著環(huán)境保護(hù)法的頒布,工業(yè)廢氣排放沒(méi)有以前嚴(yán)重了。
M:The problem is now on a truly global scale. I don't believe that any single country can do anything about it.
M:問(wèn)題是現(xiàn)在的問(wèn)題是個(gè)全球性問(wèn)題。我不認(rèn)為單憑一個(gè)國(guó)家的力量就能解決問(wèn)題。
F:I think you're right. There needs to be an international response to this problem?
F:你說(shuō)得對(duì)。環(huán)境問(wèn)題需要全世界的國(guó)家負(fù)起責(zé)任來(lái)共同合作解決。
重點(diǎn)詞匯
air pollution空氣污染
They devised proposals to deal with air pollution.他們構(gòu)想出處理空氣污染的方案。
emission放射;發(fā)射;傳播
In Copenhagen, experts and officials alike are putting the emphasis on what people and governments can do to cut the emission of greenhouse gasses.在哥本哈根,專(zhuān)家學(xué)者和各國(guó)官員都把重點(diǎn)放在民眾和政府能夠做些什么來(lái)減少溫室氣體的排放上。
on a scale在某個(gè)規(guī)模上;在一定程度上
All these were built with a speed and on a scale never before seen in human history. 所有這一切都是以人類(lèi)歷史未曾見(jiàn)過(guò)的速度和規(guī)模做出來(lái)的。