环境工程专业英语第二版(化学工业出版社)umite 1 Studying the Environment.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 most people. Then, at the beginning of the twentieth century, rapid progress in medicine, agriculture, and industrial techniques seemed to promise that everyone might soon be able to enjoy long life, decent food, satisfying employment, and adequate housing. This promise has not been realized. In 1982 there were about 5 billion people on earth. One quarter of them had a greater life expectancy and lived in greater luxury than anyone a hundred years ago would have believed possible. But at the same time three quarters of all people had inadequate or unsatisfactory water and shelter, and more than one third suffered from malnutrition and hunger. More people starved to death in 1982 than in any year since the beginning of time. Consider the state of humankind on Earth, the planet we call home. In the past, life was hard and short for most people. （让我们来）思考一下在地球上人类的状况，我们称地球这个行星为我们的家。在过去，大多数人的生活艰难并且寿命短。 Then, at the beginning of the twentieth century, rapid progress in medicine, agriculture, and industrial techniques seemed to promise that everyone might soon be able to enjoy long life, decent food, satisfying employment, and adequate housing. 而在20世纪初，由于医学、农业和工业技术的快速发展，好像给每个人一种希望——可以很快就能活得更长，有相当好的食物，有令人满意的工作和足够的住房。 This promise has not been realized. 但这个希望还没有实现。 In 1982 there were about 5 billion people on earth. One quarter of them had a greater life expectancy and lived in g