AP Unit 11 Main Part 2

温室气体

wēnshì qìtǐ greenhouse gases

排放

páifàng discharge, to emit

组成

zǔ chéng - to form; to make up; to compose

导致

dǎo zhì to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about

造成

zào chéng to cause; to give rise to

冰川

bīngchuān glacier

融化

róng huà - melt, thaw

海平面

hǎi píng miàn- sea level

升高

shēng gāo/to rise

海岸

hǎiàn ocean coast

淹没

yānmò submerge

后果

hòu guǒ - consequence

危险

wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous

威胁

wēi xié - threaten, imperil

保护环境

bǎo hù huán jìng Protect environment

联合国

lián hé guó - United Nations

环保意识

huán bǎo yì shí Environmental awareness

目前为止

Mù qián wéi zhǐ so far

制定

zhì dìng to draw up; to formulate

垃圾分类

lā jī fēn lèi - garbage classification/sorting

白色污染

báisè wūrǎn - white pollution(by using and littering non-degradable white plastics

一点一滴

yī diǎn yī dī - little by little

乱扔垃圾

luàn rēng lā jī -to litter

海洋

hǎi yáng - ocean

风能

fēng néng - wind power

原子能

yuánzǐnéng atomic energy

太阳能

tàiyángnéng- solar energy; solar power

能源

néngyuán-energy; energy source

发电

fādiàn-to generate electricity

代替

dài tì - instead, to replace

节约

jié yuē - to save, economise

刻不容缓

kè bù róng huǎn to brook no delay; to demand immediate action

拯救

zhěng jiù; save/rescue

行动

xíng dòng - move about, take action