环保:environmental protection 环境保护environmentally-friendly 环保的preserve v.保护，保存污染：Pollute= contaminate, 污染（动词）pollutant 污染物Pollution=contamination 污染（名词）垃圾: rubbish, garbage, trash, waste, litter处理: dispose of, burn, bury (landfill垃圾场),dump倾倒，recycle 回收plastic bags塑料袋, drinking cans饮料罐biodegradable packaging 可降解包装,throwaway 可丢弃的disposable 可丢弃的discourage v. 不鼓励燃料non-renewable 不可再生的fossil fuels矿石燃料: natural gas, coal, petroleumlimited/finite natural resources 有限的自然资源alternative energy替代能源replace=substitute v.取代(wind power, hydropower水电,solar (lunar) power太阳能,nuclear power核能radioactivity n. 辐射性use up, deplete, exhaust v. 用光，耗尽conserve v. 节省，节约,consume less v. 少消耗危害动物:poaching非法打猎，盗猎,damage natural habitat 破坏自然栖息地,rare breed稀有物种,endangered species濒危物种,extinct adj.灭绝 (die out, disappear动词),animal rights activist动物权益保护者 ,natural reserve(giant panda大熊猫)自然保护区,protect wild life保护野生动物,disastrous灾难性的, devastation破坏,have disastrous effect on…对。。。有灾难性的影响危害植物:vegetation植被deforestation森林消失,landslide山体滑坡,危害环境:carbon dioxide二氧化碳,acid rain酸雨(erode腐蚀)greenhouse effect温室效应 (worsening, deteriorate, deterioration恶化)global warming全球变暖ecological system=ecosystem生态系统green belt绿化带, sand storm沙尘暴, (filter v. 过滤)arouse people’s awareness/consciousness of environmental protection提高公众的环保意识