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1.雾霾 haze

The market for dust masks and air purifiers is booming in Beijing because the capital has been shrouded for several days in thick fog and haze .

近几日北京持续被浓重雾霾笼罩，市场上防尘口罩和空气净化器的销量剧增。

2.工业化 industrialization

I think nobody will disagree ( that ) pollution is a by-product of industrialization .

污染是工业化的一个副产品，我想没人会不同意这看法的。

3.空气污染指数 air pollution index

The annual average of the air pollution index ( API ) showed a decrease tendency in recent 3 years , and put forward the air pollution preventing and curing countermeasures .

空气污染指数(API)年平均值近三年间均有下降趋势，并针对空气污染提出了相应整改措施。

4.橙色预警 orange alert

The Central Station ( CMS ) yesterday morning extended the warning of a strong cold spell and snowstorms by issuing an orange alert , the second-highest level .

中央气象台昨天上午发布了强冷空气和暴雪预警，将预警级别提高到了二级橙色预警级别。

5.悬浮颗粒物 airborne particulate matter

Long-term exposure to airborne particulate matter reduces lung function and increases the risk of getting lung cancer .

长期暴露于空气中的浮粒污染物可引致浮粒滞留在肺中，并减低肺功能及增加肺癌的风险。

6.有毒物质 toxic substance

Nicotine is one of key factors related to tobacco quality and a toxic substance in environment , in fact , nicotine is the major harmful ingredient in wastewater and tobacco waste .

尼古丁是影响烟叶品质的重要因素之一，也是一种环境有毒物质，是烟草工业废水和烟草废弃物中的主要有害成分。

7.空气质量检测 air quality monitoring

All large and medium-sized Chinese cities will have greater air quality monitoring by 2010 .

截止到2010年前，我国所有大、中城市的空气质量监督机制将会再迈上一个台阶。

8.有害空气污染物 hazardous airborne pollutant

9.污浊的空气 foul air

10.城市居民吸进污浊的空气。City dwellers inhale foul air .

11.防尘口罩 anti-dust gauze mask

12.能见度低 low visibility

It reported that heavy fog and low visibility were prolonging the encounter .

报导说，大雾和能见度很低延长了这次冲突的时间。

13.机动车尾气尘 vehicle exhaust

Gasoline service stations and motor vehicle exhaust also release benzene .

汽油加油站和机动车的尾气也释放苯。

14.乘客滞留 passengers stranded

A huge number of flights have been delayed or cancelled , nearly three hundred in Beijing alone , leaving thousands of passengers stranded .

许多航班已经被延迟或取消，单单在北京就有近300班，数千名乘客滞留。

15.释放、泄漏有害气体和液体 discharge/ let out/ leak/ pour out harmful gases and liquids

On the other hand , a host of newly-built factories continue to discharge harmful gases and liquids , which seriously pollute the environment .

另一方面，许多新建的工厂继续排放严重污染环境的有害气体和液体。