例10
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings.
环境污染是指人们用各种方式污染周围环境的一个术语。

Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, poisons the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides.
人们通过气体和烟雾来污染空气，用化学物质以及其他物质污染水源，还用大量的化肥和杀虫剂破坏土壤。

Man also pollutes his surroundings in various ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise.
人们还通过其他方式污染着他们的环境。例如，总有人在地面上和水里扔垃圾，破害自然美。人们使用的一些机器和交通工具噪音很大。

Nearly everyone causes pollution in some way. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today, and badly polluted air can cause illness, and even death.
几乎每个人都在某种程度上对周围的环境造成了污染。环境污染是当今人们所面对的一个非常严重的问题。被严重污染的空气会引起疾病甚至死亡。

例11
1992年联合国地球峰会以来，越来越多的人和政府接受了“可持续发展”的观念。
Since United Nations Earth Summit in 1992, more and more people and governments have adopted the idea of “sustainable development”.

这一观念认为，现今的经济发展不能以子孙后代的资源和选择作为代价，规划和发展不仅仅要确保经济增长，还要保证社会进步和环境健康，这就是说一些经济行为必须受到制约。
This is the idea that today’s economic growth should not be at the risk of the resources and options for future generations. Planning and development need to ensure not only economic growth, but also social advancement and environmental health, and this means that some economic behaviors must be restricted or controlled.

中国面临着很多严峻的环境问题：空气污染，水污染，沙漠化，过渡捕捞，对自然栖息地的破坏，酸雨，对野生动植物的过渡消费等等。所有这一切的背后都是经济增长和环境保护之间的矛盾。
There are many serious environmental problems in China: air pollution, water pollution, desertification, overfishing, destruction of natural habitats, acid rain, over-consumption of wild animals and plants, etc. Behind them all, is the contradiction between economic growth and environmental protection.

将可持续发展原则逐步融入到政府规划，资源管理和经济政策中去，这是中国解决环境问题所能够采取的最重要的一步。
Instilling principles of sustainable development into governmental planning, resources management and economic policy is the most important step China could take to solve its environmental problems.