环境工程专业英语 课件 U1L2 Global Environmental Concern

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IntroductiontoEnvironmentalEngineering

GlobalEnvironmentalConcern

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ContentsTreaties,conventions,andprotocols

forthecauseofglobalenvironmentalprotection--RioDeclaration(1992)--TheConventiononBiologicalDiversity(CBD)(1992)--KyotoProtocol(1997)--TheAntarcticTreaty(1991)GlobalEnvironmentalConcern

--Ozonelayerdepletion--

Globalwarming--

LossofbiodiversityOzonelayerdepletionEffectsofOzoneLayerDepletion

EffectsonHumanandAnimalHealthEffectsonTerrestrialPlantsEffectsonAquaticEcosystemsEffectsonBio-geo-chemicalCyclesEffectsonAirQualityOzoneDepletionCounterMeasuresInternationalcooperation,agreement(MontrealProtocol)tophaseoutozonedepletingchemicalssince1974TaximposedforozonedepletingsubstancesRecycleofCFCs

andHalonsGlobalEnvironmentalConcern

GlobalAtmosphericChangesTheMontrealProtocol(1987)—aimedatcurbingpollutionfromthereleaseofchlorofluorocarbon

refrigerants

intotheatmosphere.DepletionofStratosphericOzoneLayerGlobalEnvironmentalConcern

GlobalWarmingSourcesofGreenhouseGases

Naturallyoccurringgreenhousegasesincludewatervapor,carbondioxide,methane,nitrousoxide,andozone.Humanactivities--carbondioxide,methane,nitrousoxide,hydrofluorocarbons(HFCs),perfluorocarbons(PFCs),andsulfurhexafluoride(SF6)GlobalWarming(ClimateChange)ImplicationsRiseinglobaltemperatureRiseinsealevelFoodshortagesandhungerGlobalEnvironmentalConcern

GlobalAtmosphericChangesTheKyotoProtocol(1997)—aimedtoreduceemissionsofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegases.Atthemeeting,mostoftheindustrializednationsagreestoreduceemissionstobelow1990level,agoalachievedby2010.LossofBiodiversityBiodiversityreferstothevarietyoflifeonearth,anditsbiologicaldiversity--genesinthesespeciesandthedifferentecosystemsontheplanet.Humanactivityischangingbiodiversityandcausingmassiveextinctions.GlobalEnvironmentalConcern

LossofBiodiversityTherapidlygrowinghumanpopulation,togetherwithincreasingconsumption,isacceleratingtheconversionofforest,grasslands,andwetlandstoagricultureandurbandevelopment.TianjinBinhaiNewAreaLeft(1992)

Right(2012)BiomutationbecauseofFukushimanuclearpowerplantleaksLossofBiodiversityPollutionalsodegradeshabitats—particularlyaquaticandmarine

habitats—destroyingthespeciestheysupport.LossofBiodiversityHundredsofspeciesofmammals,reptiles,amphibians）,fish,birds,andbutterflies,aswellasinnumerableplants,areexploitedfortheircommercialvalue.Evenwhenspeciesareprotectedbylaw,theycontinuetobehunted,killed,andmarketedillegally.

DiscussionClimatechangeChangesofoneortwodegreesintheaveragetemperatureoftheplanetcancausepotentiallydangerousshiftsinclimateandweather.DrownedPolarBear科技英语的特点（下）时态：一般现在时、一般过去时、现在完成时和一般将来时被动语态：(>1/3)被动语态的翻译保留源语被动形式，借用汉语的“被”、“为”、“由”、“受到”等词语译出译成主动句译成无主句—语气：陈述语气、祈使语气和虚拟语气—语篇特点：语言规范、语气正式、陈述客观、逻辑性强、高准确性、信息量大、呈现高度专业化并大量使用公式、表格和图表Translation

Exercise（1）Ingeneral,thefastertheclimatechange,thegreaterwillbetheriskofdamage.Themeansealevelisexpectedtorise9-88cmbytheyear2100,causingfloodingoflowlyingareasandotherdamages.（2）Theozonelayer,therefore,ishighlybeneficialtoplantandanimallifeonearthfilteringthedangerouspartofsunsradiationandallowingonlythebeneficialparttoreachearth.Anydisturbanceordepletionofthislayerwouldresultinanincreaseofharmfulradiationreachingtheearth’ssurfaceleadingtodangerousconsequences.Translation

Exercise（1）值得一提的是，在控制全球变暖的合作中，像中国这样的发展中国家一直在尽自己最大的努力，担负起自己的责任。（2）假如地球的平均温度上升2℃，数以亿计的人会流离失所。Translation

科技报告类的书写--实验报告(experiment/labreport)1文头（heading）2简介（introduction）3讨论（discussion）4结论/建议（conclusion/recommendation）Writing

Writing

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