2014年环境工程专业英语第二版(化学工业出版社)umite 1 Study.pptVIP

专 业 英 语 Rapid advances in technology for the treatment of water and the partial treatment of wastewater took place in the developed countries over the next few decades. ——接下来的几十年里，在发达国家对给水的处理和废水的部分处理方面的技术得到了快速发展。 This led to a dramatic decrease in the incidence of waterborne diseases. ——这样就大大减少了水传染病的发生率。 Note that all wastes discharge into the environment, and thus pollute our water, air, and land systems. ——我们应注意到排放到环境的所有废物会对我们的水、大气和土壤系统造成污染。 Reading Material: Studying the Environment Consider the state of humankind on Earth, the planet we call home. In the past, life was hard and short for