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1、环境工程专业英语 Professional English for Environmental Engineering,Han Xiaogang College of Resources and Environment Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Tel: 15059188544，QQ:103475685,2,English Proverb,Imperfection is beauty, madness(疯狂) is genius (天才，天赋) ，and its better to be absolutely ridiculous (
2、荒唐的) than absolutely boring.,不完美也是一种美丽，疯狂也是一种天赋，不靠谱总好过超无聊。,3,Review of the Last Lesson,4,Appreciation of movies,The 11th Hour,Chinese name （中文名称）,第十一个小时,Director,Castleberry，Leonardo DiCaprio,Information about the move （相关信息）,莱昂纳多.迪卡普里奥,本片是以一种访谈的形式，向观众说明了我们所面临环境问题。访谈对象包括前苏联总统戈尔巴乔夫、著名科学家史蒂芬霍金、前中情局局长詹
3、姆斯伍尔西、超过50位的顶尖科学家、思想家和领导者 。,5,Part Introduction to Environmental Engineering,6,1. Background to Environment Science,Part Introduction to Environmental Engineering,Science and technology constitute a primary productive force.,Science,Social Science,Nature Science,The social science deals with the stu
4、dy of people and how they live together as families, tribes(群落，部落), communities (社区), races (种族), and nations.,The nature sience deals with the study of nature and the physical world. It includes such diverse disciplines as biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and environmental science.,7,2. What i
5、s the book about?,Part Introduction to Environmental Engineering,The objective,Description of environmental,The objective of this book is to introduce engineering and science students to the interdisciplinary（跨学科，各学科） study of environmental problems: their causes, why they are of concern, and how we
6、 can control them.,The primary coverage,Information on the basis causes of environmental disturbances (困扰),Basis scientific knowledge necessary to understand the nature of environmental problems and to be able to quantify them,8,Part Introduction to Environmental Engineering,The primary coverage,Cur
7、rent state of the technology environmental control in its application to water, air and pollution problems,Considerable gaps in our current scientific knowledge of understanding and controlling many of the complex interactions between human activities and nature,Many environmental problems which cou
8、ld be eliminated or reduced by the application of current technology, but which are not dealt with because of societys lack of will to do so, or in many instances because of a lack of resources to do so.,9,3. Some Definitions,Part Introduction to Environmental Engineering,Environmental,Environmental
9、 is the physical and biotic habitat (栖息地) which surrounds us; that which we can see, hear, touch, smell, and taste. When the goal of improving environmental quality is taken to be improving human wellbeing (健康，幸福), the word environment broadens to include all kinds of social, economic, and cultural
10、aspects.,System is a set or arrangement of things so related or connected as to form a unit or organic whole; as, a solar system, irrigation system, water supply system, the world or universe.,System,10,3. Some Definitions,Part Introduction to Environmental Engineering,Engineering,Engineering is a p
11、rofession (职业、专业) that applies science and mathematics to make the properties (特性) of matter and sources of energy useful in structures, machines, products, systems, and processes.,Pollution can be defined as an undesirable change in the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of the air,
12、water, or land that can harmfully affect the health, survival, or activities of humans or other living organisms.,Pollution,11,Part Introduction to Environmental Engineering,Environmental engineering is manifest (显示，表明) by sound Engineering thought and practice in the solution of problems of Environ
13、mental sanitation (卫生系统或设备), notably (尤其) in the provision of safe, palatable (可口的), and ample (足够) public water supply; the proper disposal of or recycle of wasterwater and solid wastes; the adequate drainage of urban and rural (田园，乡村),areas for proper sanitation; and the control of water, soil, an
14、d atmospheric pollution, and the social and environmental impact of these solutions.,Environmental engineering,Furthermore it is concerned with engineering problems on the field of public health.,12,3. Interaction of systems,Part Introduction to Environmental Engineering,Many of environmental proble
15、ms will apply only within one of water, air, or land systems , justifying (证明，为作出解释) the breakdown (分解) into these categories. Such a classification is also useful for easier comprehension (理解) of related problems within one system.,Moreover, it is sensible because, for manager and administrative re
16、asons, such subfields (子域) as air pollution, water supply, wastewater disposal, and solid waste disposal are often dealt with separately by governmental agencies.,13,3. Interaction of systems,Part Introduction to Environmental Engineering,Unfortunately, many important environmental problems are not confined (局限于) to an air, water, or land system, but involve interactions between systems.,A current example is the acid rain problem stemming from (根源) the emission (排放) of sulfur dioxide (二氧化硫) and
