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2017-08-21来源:和谐英语
1.greenhouse gas

n. 二氧化碳、甲烷等导致温室效应的气体;
[例句]You can make your flights carbon neutral by planting trees to make up for the greenhouse gas emissions.
可以通过植树对航空飞行进行碳中和,以抵消温室气体的排放。

2.emission

n. 排放,辐射; 排放物,散发物(尤指气体); (书刊)发行,发布(通知) ;
[例句]The emission of gases such as carbon dioxide should be stabilised at their present level
二氧化碳等气体的排放应该稳定在当前水平。

3.precision

n. 精确度,准确(性); [语] 精确;
adj. 精确的,准确的,细致的; 严守标准的; 行动精确的;
[例句]The choir sang with precision
唱诗班的演唱准确无误。

4.draft

n. 汇票; 草稿; 吃水; 选派; (尤指房间、烟囱、炉子等供暖系统中的) (小股)气流;
vt. 起草; 制定; 征募;
vi. 拟稿; 绘样; 作草图;
[例句]I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name
我把他的草稿重新改写,并以我的名字发表了。

5.drastic

adj. 激烈的; 极端的; 猛烈的; (法律等) 严厉的;
[例句]Drastic measures are needed to clean up the profession
行业清理整顿需要严厉的措施。

6.decade

n. 十年,十年间; 十个一组; 十年期;
[例句]British Rail has indeed become more commercial over the past decade
过去10年来,英国铁路确实变得更加商业化了。