英语阅读教程(二)UnitSevenEnvironmentandHealthIssues讲述.ppt

Definitions of renewable: resources may also include agricultural production, as in sustainable agriculture and to an extent water resources.[2] In 1962 Paul Alfred Weiss defined Renewable Resources as: The total range of living organisms providing man with food, fibers, drugs, etc....[3] Another type of renewable resources is renewable energy resources. Common sources of renewable energy include solar, geothermal and wind power, which are all categorized as renewable resources. 可再生的定义:资源可能还包括农业生产、可持续农业和水资源在某种程度上。1962年保罗·阿尔弗雷德·维斯可再生资源定义为:“生物的总范围给人提供食物、纤维、药物等…”。另一种类型的可再生资源是可再生能源资源。常见的可再生能源包括太阳能、地热能和风能,都归类为可再生资源。 1.vegetation n. 植被, 呆板单调的生活, 植物, 草木 同义词: flora, growth Eg：Forests and jungles have thick vegetation. 森林和热带雨林中有茂密的植被。 2. deteriorate v. 使恶化; 使退化; 使下降; 使堕落; 恶化; 退化; 质量下降; 堕落 反义词: ameliorate, improve Eg：Americas balance of trade has been deteriorating.美国的贸易差额日趋恶化。 3.protocol n. 议定书, 协议, 处理某问题的方法; 草案, 谈判的起草; 礼节, 行为准则; 协议 同义词: agreement，treaty，contract, understanding, convention, accord, bargain Eg：Once in a while, emergency justified a break with protocol. 偶而遇到紧急情况，就得破例了。 4.sustainable adj. 足可支撑的, 可以忍受的, 养得起的 同义词：keeping，maintaining，persistent，continuous sustainable development 可持续发展 sustainable growth 可持续增长 strategy of sustainable development 可持续发展战略 sustainable agriculture 可持续农业；永续农业 sustainable competitive advantage 可持续的竞争优势 Eg：The aim must always be to create a sustainable peace, just as we aim to achieve sustainable development. 5.in tandem 1.一前一后的；2.合伙地；联合地；相互合作地 in-tandem model 串联模式 run in tandem 串接组合 Eg：Despite their diversity, or rather because of it, devices with multiple wireless capabilities can use them in tandem. 尽管它们存在差异，或者是其他原因，但是具有多种无线功能的设备可以综合利用它们。 Our Common Future Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report, from the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) was published in 1987.我们共同的未来,也被称为布伦特兰报告,从联合国世界环境与发展委员会(指)于1987年出版。 Its targets were multilateralism and interdependence of nations in th