Terrible Haze Weather

□刘晓妮



Terrible Haze Weather

□刘晓妮

Reasons of Haze Weather雾霾产生的原因

This kind of air pollutant1comes from a variety of natural and man⁃made sources. Natural sources can include windblown dust, and soot2from wildfires. Manmade sources can include motor vehicles, industrial fu⁃el burning and manufacturing3operations. The one of the main cause that touches off haze is manufacturing operations. Many factories producethe smog that has over the standard and the smog seriously influence the air become air pollution.

这种空气污染物来源于自然和人为的多方面因素。自然因素可能包括风沙和森林大火带来的烟尘。人为因素可能包括机动车辆、工业燃料燃烧和制造业生产等。导致雾霾的主要原因之一是制造业。许多工厂产生的烟雾超过标准要求，造成空气污染，严重影响空气质量。(1. pollut⁃ant n.污染物；污染物质；2. soot n.油烟；煤烟，烟灰；3. manufacturing n.制造业，工业)

Harm of Haze Weather雾霾带来的危害

It’s reported that monitoring data showed the Air Quality Index in most parts of Beijing reached 500, the maximum pollution level. Outdoor sports activities for primary and middle schools were ordered to be halt⁃ed1in extremely2polluted areas. People are told to stay indoors and avoid outdoor physical activities. Thick, off-the-scale smog shrouds3east⁃ern China, forcing airlines to cancel flights because of poor visibility and prompting Beijing to temporarily shut factories and curtail4fleets of gov⁃ernment cars.

监测数据显示北京多数地区的空气质量指数都达到了500，即重度污染。处于重度空气污染地区的中小学都按照要求，停止了户外活动。人们被告知待在室内，避免户外体育活动。浓厚的雾霾笼罩在中国东部上空，其造成的低能见度迫使航空公司取消航班，也促使了北京暂时关闭了一些工厂并削减政府公务汽车的使用度。(1. halt v.（使）停下来；停顿，停止；2. extremely adv.极端地；非常；3. shroud vt.覆盖；4. curtail v.削减；缩短)

The components1that make up haze can have negative effect on peo⁃ple’s health especially that of the children and the elderly. Also not ex⁃cluded2are those who have certain diseases such as asthma3, allergy4, and pneumonia5and lung disease. Workers working in the open air have a high risk in their health. The monitors measure levels of airborne PM 2.5 particulates. These tiny particles are considered among the most harm⁃ful as they can travel deep into the respiratory6tract, reaching the lungs.Exposure7is linked to respiratory and other problems.

构成雾霾的成分对人们的健康有负面影响，尤其是对儿童和老人。可能会引起某些疾病如哮喘、过敏、肺炎和肺部疾病。对于在露天工作的工人的健康也有很大的风险。空气污染监测是以空气颗粒物PM2.5来衡量的。这些微小粒子被认为非常有害，因为它们可被吸入呼吸道到达肺部。暴露在雾霾中会引发呼吸道和其他问题。（1. component n.成分；组分；2. exclude v.排除；3. asthma n.哮喘；4. allergy n.过敏性反应，厌恶；5. pneu⁃monia n.肺炎；6. respiratory adj.呼吸的；7. exposure n.暴露；揭发）

Solutions of Haze Weather雾霾的解决方案

To settle this problem, a series of measures should be taken as fol⁃lows. First, we should strengthen air monitor to lower the levels of small particulate pollutants. Second, we should enact1more strict laws and regu⁃lations and keep perfecting our current law on environmental protection to regulate people’s daily action and the industrial production and pun⁃ish those factories that ignore2the protection and keep emitting3danger⁃ous material that cause haze. Third, we should develop green and energysaving energy to lower the emission of haze and improve air quality. What’s more, the elderly, children and those suffering from respiratory and cardiovascular4diseases are advised to stay indoors to reduce expo⁃sure to polluted air. If we go out, we should wear a mask.

要解决这个问题，应该采取下面一系列措施。首先，我们应该加强空气监测，以降低小颗粒污染物的水平。其次，我们应该制定更严格的法律法规，不断完善我国现行的环境保护法，规范人们的日常行为和工业生产，查处那些无视保护环境、一直投放造成雾霾的危险物质的工厂。第三，我们应该开发绿色和节能的能源，以降低烟雾的排放，改善空气质量。另外，老人、儿童和患有呼吸和心血管疾病的人应留在室内避免暴露于污染的空气中。如果我们外出，我们应当佩戴口罩。（1. enact vt.颁布，颁布；担任……角色；2. ignore vt.忽视；3. emit vt.发出；颁布；发表；4. cardiovascular adj.心血管的）