Women and Children妇女儿童
legal system法制
enact制定, 颁布
minor未成年人
self recognition对自我价值的认识
only child独生子女
self-centered以自我为中心的
The Elderly and the Family老人和家庭
life expectancy预期寿命
to become common practice蔚然成风
well-being幸福, 福利
respecting the old and loving the young尊老爱幼
Population and Family Planning人口与计划生育
incentive鼓励, 刺激
curb限制, 抑制
consumption消费
institute设立, 制定
penalty惩罚
census人口普查
population density人口密度
densely/sparsely populated人口稠密/稀少
aging of population人口老化
family planning计划生育
to practice family planning实行计划生育
to curb population growth控制人口增长
to have fewer and but healthier children少生优生
baby boom生育高峰
Environment Protection环境保护
ecological生态的
prerequisite/precondition先决条件
sustain维持
exploit/develop开发, 利用
perspective观点, 看法
extinction(生物)灭绝
deteriorate恶化
urbanization都市化
vegetation coverage植物覆盖
marine life海洋生物
discharge排放
to protect rare animals and plants保护珍稀动物和植物
wild animal/wild life野生动物
renewable/non-renewable resources可更新/不可更新资源
ecological balance生态平衡
natural reserve自然保护区
ecosystem生态系统
environmental pollution环境污染
integrated control of environmental pollution环境污染综合防治
afforestation植树造林
shelterbelt防护林带
soil erosion水土流失
desertification沙化
acid rain酸雨