d depletion of natural resources：自然資源急劇消耗
2. it is of paramount importance to do something:做某事具有至高無上的意義
3. conservation-oriented：生態友好的
4. ecologically-friendly：生態友好型的
5. Chinas overall efforts to become a leading low-carbon nation中國成為世界領先的低碳大國的總體努力
6. the most compelling reason for such an endeavor is to 此番努力最迫切的一個原因是
7. a deep-entrenched misconception prevalent among college students:大學生中間甚為流行的一個根深蒂固的錯誤觀念
8. mislead sb. into believing that 誤導某人相信
9. inexhaustible:取之不盡的
10. suffer from unprecedente droughts:遭受史無前例的.乾旱
11. power scarcity:電荒
12. to show due concern for 給予應有的關注
13. the welfare of people: 人民的福祉
14. to be selfish in satisfying our own needs: 自私地只滿足我們自己的需求
15. as responsible citizens of our society: 作為我們社會中有責任心的公民
16. to have the responsibility to 有責任做
17. to recycle whatever we can lay hands or: 回收利用一切我們可以利用的東西
