政府
zhèng fǔ - government
社会
shè huì - society
主要
zhǔ yào - main, principal
随着
suí she - along with, in the wake of, following
由
yóu - by, from
工厂
gōng chǎng - factory
排出/排放
pai chu/ pai fang - release
废烟
Fèi yān - waste smoke / smog
以至
yǐ zhì - so that
使
shǐ - to make, cause, use
不断
bú duàn - unceasing, continuous
上升
shàng shēng - increase
农田
nóng tián - farmland
物质
wù zhì - matter, material
浪费
làng fèi - to waste, squander
建筑
jiàn zhú - building, architecture
产生
chǎn shēng - create
森林
sēn lín - forest
树木
shù mù - trees
植物
zhí wù - plant
濒临
bīn lín - on the verge of; close to
发生
fā shēng - to happen, occur
文明
wén míng - civilization; civilized
仅仅
jǐn jǐn - only, merely
指的是
zhǐ de shì - to mean that, meaning
如今
rú jīn - nowadays
频繁
pín fán - frequently; often
安排
ān pái - arrangement, to set up
一部分
yi bu fen - part of
交通堵塞
Jiāo tōng dǔ sè = Traffic Jam
现象
xiàn xiàng - appearance, phenomenon
出现
chū xiàn - to appear
情况
qíng kuàng - circumstances
搭乘
dā chéng - to take (a means of transportation)
判断
pàn duàn - judgement, to decide
塑料
sù liào - plastics
纸张
zhǐ zhang - paper
一次性
yí cì xìng - one time use, disposable
卫生
wèi shēng - hygiene
成本
chéng běn - cost
筷子
kuài zi - chopsticks
铝罐
Lǚ guàn - aluminum can
大多数
dà duō shù - (great) majority
意识
yì shì-to be aware
提供
tí gōng - to provide, supply
根据
gēn jù - according to, basis
常识
cháng shí - common sense, general knowledge
涵养
hán yǎng - conserve
水源
shui yuan - water supply
净化
jìng huà - purify
空气
kōng qì - air
氧气
yǎng qì - oxygen
气体
qì tǐ - gas (i.e. gaseous substance)
毒
du - poisonous
吸收
xī shōu - absorb
防止
fáng zhǐ - prevent
印象
yìn xiàng - impression
植树
zhí shù - to plant trees
例如
lì rú - for example
清洁
qīng jié - clean
海滩
hǎi tān - beach
厄尔尼诺
e er ni nuo - El Nino
居住
jū zhù - reside
地区
dì qū - area / region
玻璃瓶
bō lí píng - glass bottle
扔掉
rēng diào - to throw away
通常
tōng cháng - usually
箱
xiang - box
旧报纸
Jiù bàozhǐ - old newspaper
杂志
zá zhì - magazine
书籍
shū jí - books
一页
yí yè - one page
满
mǎn - full, complete
换
huàn - to change, exchange
塑料袋
sù liào dài - plastic bag
自备袋子
zi bei dai zi - bring your own bag
随手
suí shǒu - without extra effort or motion; conveniently
尽量
jìn liàng - try one's best, as far as possible
灯
dēng - light, lamp
空调
kōng tiáo - air conditioning
放射
fang she - radioactive
再生
zai sheng - recycle (adj)
餐补
can bu - napkin
餐巾纸
cān jīn zhǐ - paper napkin
密封盒
mi feng he - airtight box
驾车
jia che - to drive
尊敬
zun jing - respectfully
此次
cǐ cì - this time
致函
zhi han - send a letter
反映
fǎn yìng - to reflect, report
建议
jiàn yì - to suggest; suggestion
引起
yǐn qǐ - to cause
重视
zhòng shì - attention
雾霾
wù mái - smog
笼罩
lǒng zhào - envelop; shroud
到处
dào chù - everywhere
景象
jǐng xiàng - scene / sight (to behold)
连
lián - even
清楚
qīng chu - clear, to understand
摸索
mō suo - to fumble; to do things slowly