1. Serious environmental degradation: suy thoái môi trường nghiêm trọng
→ In some industrial zones, the production processes may result in serious environmental degradation.
2. Irresponsible disposal of industrial waste: xả rác thải công nghiệp mà không quan tâm đến môi trường
→ Global warming stems from the irresponsible disposal of industrial waste.
3. Waste treatment systems: hệ thống xử lý chất thải
→ If the factory installed waste treatment systems instead of discharging chemical wastes into rivers, water pollution could be controlled.
4. Discharge chemical waste: xả chất thải hóa học
→ Nowadays, more and more company and industrial zones have been discharging chemical waste into rivers, causing death to many fish and other aquatic animals.
5. Litter the street: vứt rác bừa bãi trên đường phố
→ Residents will consider newcomers dirty and ill-mannered if they litter the street or spit gum in public places.
6. The emission of greenhouse gases: sự phát thải khí nhà kính
→ If all countries in over the world could decrease their energy consumption, this will reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
7. Chemical fertilisers/ weedkillers: phân bón hóa học/ thuốc trừ sâu
→ Organic farmers do not pollute the water or the soil which results from the application of chemical fertilisers and weedkillers.
8. Eco-friendly: thân thiện với môi trường
→ Countries such as Japan are leading the way, for example, in developing more eco-friendly cars, buses and lorries.
9. To be spoiled by: bị phá hủy bởi
→ Several famous beaches in Vietnam have been spoiled by this lack of respect for the local environment.
10. Contamination of land, air or water: sự ô nhiễm, nhiễm độc đất, không khí hoặc nước
→ Contamination of land, air and water has reached alarming levels.
11. Illegal logging and deforestation: khai thác gỗ trái phép và phá rừng
→ It should not be forgotten that illegal logging in the Amazon Basin is still a major factor in climate change.
12. Burning fossil fuels: đốt nhiên liệu hóa thạch (ví dụ than đá, dầu khí…)
→ Individuals can make a small contribution by not burning wood and other fossil fuels.
13. Long-term consequences: hậu quả lâu dài
→ The effects of our use of fossil fuels today may last for generations, and it is almost certain to have long-term consequences for humanity.
Nguyễn Thị Trâm
Giáo viên Tiếng Anh – Trường Quốc tế Á Châu