Environmental-Protection

ChapterSevenEnvironmentalProtection环境保护PartIBackgroundReadingEnvironmentalProtectioninChinaTheChinesegovernmenthaspaidgreatattentiontotheenvironmentalissuesarisingfromthecountry'spopulationgrowthandeconomicdevelopment,andhasmadeprotectingtheenvironmentanimportantaspectoftheimprovementofthepeople'slivingstandardsandqualityoflife.MakingenvironmentalprotectiononeofChina'sbasicnationalpolicies.Thepreventionandcontrolofenvironmentalpollutionandecologicaldestructionandtherationalexploitationandutilizationofnaturalresourcesareofvitalimportancetothecountry'soverallinterestsandlong-termdevelopment.TheChinesegovernmentisunswervinglycarryingoutthebasicnationalpolicyofenvironmentalprotection.Formulatingtheguidingprinciplesofsimultaneousplanning,simultaneousimplementationandsimultaneousdevelopmentforeconomicconstruction,urbanandruralconstructionandenvironmentalconstruction,andcombiningtheeconomicreturnswithsocialeffectsandenvironmentalbenefits;andcarryingoutthethreemajorpoliciesof``preventionfirstandcombiningpreventionwithcontrol,''``makingthecauserofpollutionresponsiblefortreatingit''and``intensifyingenvironmentalmanagement.''Promulgatingandputtingintoeffectlawsandregulationsregardingenvironmentalprotectionandplacingenvironmentalprotectiononalegalfooting,continuouslyimprovingthestatutesconcerningtheenvironment,formulatingstrictlaw-enforcementproceduresandincreasingtheintensityoflawenforcementsoastoensuretheeffectiveimplementationoftheenvironmentallawsandregulations.Persistinginincorporatingenvironmentalprotectionintotheplansfornationaleconomicandsocialdevelopment,introducingtoitmacroregulationandmanagementunderstateguidance,andgraduallyincreasingenvironmentalprotectioninputsoastogivesimultaneousconsiderationtoenvironmentalprotectionandotherundertakingsandensuretheircoordinateddevelopment.Establishingandimprovingenvironmentalprotectionorganizationsundergovernmentsatalllevels,formingarathercompleteenvironmentalcontrolsystem,andbringingintofullplaythegovernments'roleinenvironmentalsupervisionandadministration.Acceleratingprogressinenvironmentalscienceandtechnology.Strengtheningresearchintobasictheories,organizingthetacklingofkeyscientificandtechnologicalproblems,developingandpopularizingpracticaltechnologyforenvironmentalpollutionpreventionandcontrol,fosteringthegrowthofenvironmentalprotectionindustries,andgivinginitialshapetoanenvironmentalprotectionscientificresearchsystem.Carryingoutenvironmentalpublicityandeducationtoenhancethewholenation'sawarenessoftheenvironment.Widelyconductingenvironmentalpublicitywork,graduallypopularizingenvironmentaleducationinsecondaryandprimaryschools,developingon-the-jobeducationinenvironmentalprotectionandvocationaleducation,andtrainingspecializedpersonnelinenvironmentalscienceandtechnologyaswellasenvironmentaladministration.Promotinginternationalcooperationinthefieldofenvironmentalprotection.Activelyexpandingexchangesandcooperationconcerningtheenvironmentanddevelopmentwithothercountriesandinternationalorganizations,earnestlyimplementinginternationalenvironmentalconventions,andseekingscopeforChina'sroleinglobalenvironmentalaffairs.Sincethebeginningofthe1990stheinternationalcommunityandvariouscountrieshavemadeanimportantstepforwardinexploringsolutionstoproblemsoftheenvironmentanddevelopment.TheUnitedNationsConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopment,heldinJune1992,madesustainabledevelopmentthestrategyforcommondevelopmentinthefuture,andthiswonwideacclaimfromthegovernmentsofallcountriesrepresentedattheconference.PartIIInterpretationLead-inA.重点词汇VocabularyPreview濒危动物物种endangeredanimalspecies不可更新资源non-renewableresources城市垃圾municipalrefuse恶化deterioration防风林带windbreak防护林shelterbelt废水处理wastewater/sewagetreatment国家保护区nationalreserves过度开垦excessreclamation海洋保护区marineprotectionzone环境检测environmentalmonitoring环境科学environmentalscience荒漠化desertification禁猎区preserves可更新资源renewableresources空气质量airquality垃圾处理garbagedisposal/treatment绿化带greenbelts霾haze,smog(生物)等灭绝extinction泥石流mud-rockflow排放(污染物)discharge气候问题weatherissues栖息地habitat沙尘暴sandstorm抗旱droughtcontrol森林砍伐deforestation森林覆盖率forestcoverage,forestcover沙漠化desertification生态系统ecosystem生物多样性bio-diversity湿地wetland世界环境日WorldEnvironmentDay食物链foodchain水土流失soilerosion酸雨acidrain太阳辐射solarradiation填埋landfill土壤保持soilconservation退化degradation污染指数pollutionindex污染物pollutant污染物排放pollutantdischarge污水处理厂sewagetreatmentplant污水灌溉sewageirrigation无机污染物inorganicpollutant野生动物wildanimal/wildlife野生植物wildplant噪声治理noiseabatement植被vegetation植物覆盖vegetationcoverage植树造林afforestation自然保护conservationofnature自然保护区naturereserves(area)B.句子精炼SentenceinFocus1.经济发展应与环境保护齐头并进。Economicdevelopmentshouldgohandinhandwithenvironmentalprotection/conservation.2.人类正在大量砍伐木材。Humansarefellingtreesinlargequantities.3.森林滋养大气层。简言之，森林制造新鲜空气。Forestsreplenishtheearth’satmosphere.Simply,forestscreatefreshair.4.战争、动乱不仅带来生命和财产的重大损失，也造成生态环境的恶化。Warsandturbulencewillnotonlyincurheavylossoflifeandpropertybutalsocausedegradationofecologicalenvironment.5.在解决环境问题时，不仅要考虑各国的眼前利益，还要考虑全世界的长远利益。Whenwetackleenvironmentalproblems,conside