CRI听力:NPO Launches Investigation in Longjiang River Contamination

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：We should prepare well for the negotiations.
我们应该为这次谈判做好准备。

2. We're focusing on the losses of the Luoshan village people located on bank of Longjiang River.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

3. Since the villagers' income solely relies on fishing, the contamination has caused them huge losses worth at least 4 million yuan.

rely on信赖, 依赖,依靠
例句：He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.
他已表明在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。

4. Ma Yong says instead of starting public interest litigation right away, All-China Environment Federation is now pushing the local government and environmental organizations to start an official litigation against responsible industries.

instead of (用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句：He has been playing all afternoon instead of getting on with his work.
他整个下午一直在玩, 没有继续工作。

5. The reason to put the litigation on hold is that within China's civil litigation system, the federation is not justified to start one yet.

on hold暂缓, 推迟, 搁置
例句：We've put the project on hold for a month.
我们把这个计划暂时搁置一个月。

6. If they do not take action in two months, then we can take our own at the local environmental court.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

7. Ma Yong says relevant amendments to the civil litigation system need to be carried out urgently since public interest litigation is a crucial part of public interest protection.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

8. It suggests giving green light to related government departments as well as social organizations to file lawsuit on behalf of the public.

on behalf of代表…
例句：I'm writing on behalf of my mother to express her thanks for your gift.
我代表我母亲写信, 对你的礼物表示感谢。

9. We urged the government but it didn't work, so we started environmental public interest litigation at the local environmental court and made the factory shut down.

shut down完全关闭，倒闭，停止运转
例句：The shop has shut down because of lack of trade.
那商店因生意萧条而停业。

10. In the Longjiang River case, through cooperation with the local government, the All-China Environment Federation hopes to set up a fund out of compensation from responsible industries. Ma Yong says the fund will be used for local people's medical treatment and to deal with secondary pollution.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。
deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句：He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。