近年来,环保话题一直都是各类英语考试的常见考点素材,雅思考试当然也不例外。像9月10日听力题有保护化石的方法,9月3日听力题有环保公司。还有今年8月11日大作文就是关于商品增长对环境的污染及如何解决,而这可谓是一道非常经典的旧题,09年和16年都有考过。
小伙伴们如果想要在考场上应对自如,就必须在平时做个有心人,对与环保相关话题的词汇、短语、句型等语言表达进行积累,而对于不会使用的生词或词组,可以上网查找,看看他人是如何使用的,并注意它们常与哪些词语搭配出现。
今晚昕妈就给小伙伴们分享一些与环保有关的短语及句型。
Environmental conservation has been a hot topic in recent years.
环境保护是近年来的一个热门话题。
greenhouse gases 温室气体;温室效应
carbon dioxide 二氧化碳
carbon neutral 碳中和
The tech giant will spend the money on research and development for technology aimed at filtering out greenhouse gases and capturing carbon dioxide generated during chip production, and is seeking to make its devices business carbon neutral earlier, by 2030, said Kim Soo-jin, Samsung's head of ESG strategy group. It also plans to boost the recycling of resources such as lithium and plastic.
三星电子环境、社会和治理战略集团负责人金秀镇(Kim Soo-jin)表示,这家科技巨头将把钱花在研发技术上,旨在过滤温室气体和捕获芯片生产过程中产生的二氧化碳,并寻求在2030年之前使其设备业务早些实现碳中和。它还计划促进锂和塑料等资源的回收利用。
gas-only-powered light-duty vehicles纯汽油动力轻型汽车
President Joe Biden wants 50% of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to be EV or plug-in hybrid models, but has not endorsed California's regulation adopted last month to phase out new gas-only-powered light-duty vehicles by 2035.
don't break down easily 有不易降解的特性
Water bottles, shopping bags, and other trash litter the planet, from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench, because plastics are everywhere and don't break down easily.
从珠穆朗玛峰到马里亚纳海沟,塑料水瓶、购物袋,以及其他垃圾遍布,这是由于塑料制品随处可见,且具有不易降解的特性。
greenhouse emissions温室气体排放
fossil fuel emissions 化石燃料排放
Scientists say sharp spikes in warming is linked to human-caused climate change and greenhouse emissions. The U.N. climate science panel earlier this year said governments and industries should drastically reduce fossil fuel emissions to contain warming and limit climate impacts.
科学家表示,气候变暖的急剧上升与人类造成的气候变化和温室气体排放有关。联合国气候科学委员会今年早些时候表示,各国政府和工业界应大幅减少化石燃料的排放,以遏制气候变暖并限制对气候的影响。
Some plastic bags can release harmful and poisonous things when burned, and many end up in the sea and can kill some marine animals that mistake them for food.
一些塑料袋焚烧时还会散发出有害和有毒的物质,许多塑料袋最终被弃入大海,一些海洋动物误将它们当成食物吞下,因而丧生。
biodiverse ecosystems 生物多样性的生态系统
Coral reefs are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, and their annual economic value in the US exceeds $3bn a year, according to a Noaa report.
美国国家海洋和大气管理局(NOAA)的一份报告显示,珊瑚礁是世界上生物多样性最丰富的生态系统之一,其在美国的年经济价值超过30亿美元。
当然,仅仅凭一篇文章是无法包涵所有的环保话题表达,还需要结合实际不断积累、补充,持之以恒,从而构建出一个高分语料库。
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