报告显示 我国161座城市空气质量得到改善

 　　Effective pollution controls adopted in 161 major Chinese cities have greatly improved air quality, a green organization said last Monday.

　　一家绿色环保组织上周一表示，中国161座主要城市采取的有效的污染防治措施使空气质量大幅改善。

　　Of the cities, 90 percent have reached their goals, and 14 have managed to cut their PM2.5 concentration by over 20 percent, said Fu Lu, head of the China office of Clean Air Asia, an environmental group headquartered in Manila, the Philippines.

　　总部位于菲律宾马尼拉的环保组织"亚洲清洁空气中心"的中国区总监付璐表示，在这些城市中，90%达到了目标，其中14座城市的PM2.5浓度降幅超过20%。

　　Last year, major pollutants¹ such as sulfur² dioxide were reduced 21.9 percent year-on-year, and the average PM2.5 reading was lowered by 14.1 percent in the cities, the report said, citing data from the Ministry³ of Environmental Protection.

　　该报告引用环境保护部的数据称，去年，这些城市的二氧化硫等主要污染物同比下降了21.9%，而PM2.5的降幅则为14.1%。

　　报告显示 我国161座城市空气质量得到改善

　　PM2.5 refers to particulate⁴ matter with a diameter less than 2.5 microns that poses risks to human health.

　　PM2.5是指直径小于2.5微米的可吸入颗粒物，它会给人类健康带来风险。

　　But eight cities saw increases in PM2.5 levels, Fu said.

　　不过，付璐称，有8座城市的PM2.5浓度升高，

　　Among the eight, Zhengzhou and Jiaozuo in Henan saw PM2.5 increase by 9% over 2014, and Yingkou, Shandong, experienced a 23% increase.

　　其中河南郑州和焦作的PM2.5浓度比2014年升高9%，山东营口的PM2.5浓度上升了23%。

　　The other cities with higher PM 2.5 levels were Sanmenxia, Henan province; Zaozhuang and Rizhao, Shandong province; Changchun, Jilin province; and Langfang, Hebei province, the report said.

　　报告指出，PM2.5浓度升高的城市还有河南省三门峡、山东省枣庄、山东省日照、吉林省长春及河北省廊坊。

　　"Reducing pollution is not a simple issue that only needs strong determination. It also requires scientific and technological⁵ support," said He Kebin, head of the School of Environment at Tsinghua University.

　　清华大学环境学院院长贺克斌表示：“减少污染不是一个简单的需要强有力的决心的问题。它还需要科学和技术的支持。”

1 pollutants   

污染物质（尤指工业废物）( pollutant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Pollutants are constantly being released into the atmosphere. 污染物质正在不断地被排放到大气中去。
• The 1987 Amendments limit 301(g) discharges to a few well-studied nonconventional pollutants. 1987年的修正案把第301条（g）的普通排放限制施加在一些认真研究过的几种非常规污染物上。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

2 sulfur   

n.硫，硫磺（=sulphur）

参考例句：

• Sulfur emissions from steel mills become acid rain.炼钢厂排放出的硫形成了酸雨。
• Burning may produce sulfur oxides.燃烧可能会产生硫氧化物。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 particulate   

adj.微小的；n.微粒，粒子

参考例句：

• A special group was organized to dig up the particulate of the case.成立了一个专门小组来查明该案件的各个细节。
• Lungs retain relatively insoluble particulate material.肺脏内留有不溶解的颗粒物质。

5 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。