潮流英语情景对话张口就来Unit18：空气污染

F:I think the biggest environment problem in my country is air pollution.

F:我觉得我们国家最大的环境问题是空气污染。

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。这里的空气污染比我们国家严重多了。当然，我们国家农业比重比较大，工业比重比较小。

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:我们这些年也在减少有害气体排放量，但是汽车废气排放依然是空气污染的主要原因。随着环境保护法的颁布，工业废气排放没有以前严重了。

M:The problem is now on a truly global scale. I don't believe that any single country can do anything about it.

M:问题是现在的问题是个全球性问题。我不认为单凭一个国家的力量就能解决问题。

F:I think you're right. There needs to be an international response to this problem?

F:你说得对。环境问题需要全世界的国家负起责任来共同合作解决。

重点词汇

air pollution空气污染

They devised proposals to deal with air pollution.他们构想出处理空气污染的方案。

emission放射;发射;传播

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，专家学者和各国官员都把重点放在民众和政府能够做些什么来减少温室气体的排放上。

on a scale在某个规模上;在一定程度上

All these were built with a speed and on a scale never before seen in human history. 所有这一切都是以人类历史未曾见过的速度和规模做出来的。