Environmental (環境議題) Vocabulary
noun
Acid Rain
Over the past 30 years acid rain has caused great damage to the world’s rain forests.
名詞
酸雨
過去30年酸雨對世界上的雨林造成嚴重的破壞。
noun
Climate Change
The causes of climate change can be divided into two categories - those that are due to natural causes and those that are created by man.
名詞
氣候變遷
氣候變遷的原因可分為兩個類別-自然原因及人為原因。
noun
Environment
Mankind must look after our environment for future generations.
名詞
環境
人類為了下一代必須愛護我們的環境。
noun
Ecosystem
The ecosystem in the rain forest supports a wide range of different species.
名詞
生態系統
雨林的生態系統保存了各種不同的物種。
noun
Endangered species
The Tiger is classed as an endangered species.
名詞
瀕臨絕種物種
老虎被列為瀕臨絕種物種。
noun
Extinction
Lion populations have fallen by almost 90% in the past 20 years, leaving the animal close to extinction in Africa.
名詞
絕種
20年來獅子的數量減少近90%,在非洲已快要絕種。
noun
Fossil fuels
To protect our environment we must decrease our reliance on fossil fuels.
名詞
化石燃料
為了保護我們的環境,我們必須減少對化石燃料的依賴。
noun
Fumes
The fumes from factories create a large proportion of our air pollution.
名詞
廢氣
工廠廢氣為空氣污染的主因。
noun
Global warming
The effects of global warming are having a serious effect on our weather.
名詞
全球暖化
全球暖化問題正嚴重影響我們的天氣。
adjective
Green
More and more companies are developing green products to show they care about the environment.
形容詞
綠化
愈來愈多的公司發展綠色產品表現他們愛護環境的理念。
noun
Habitat
The expansion of cities has harmed the habitat of many types of animals.
名詞
棲息地
城巿開發已破壞了許多動物的棲息地。
noun
Pesticides
The use of pesticides has the potential to harm the natural habitat of wildlife.
名詞
殺蟲劑
使用殺蟲劑可能會破壞野生動物的自然棲息地。
noun
Pollution
Pollution from car exhausts is harming our environment.
名詞
污染
汽車排放廢氣污染會危害環境。
verb
Recycle
We need to recycle products to reduce the amount of paper we use.
動詞
回收
我們需要回收資源減少用紙量。
noun
Solar power
Solar power is an important source of renewable energy.
名詞
太陽能
太陽能為重要的再生能源。