本书的目的在于切实提高读者专业英语能力。
本书体例上以Unit为单位,每一Unit由以下几部分组成:课文——选材广泛、风格多样、切合实际;单词——给出课文中出现的新词,读者由此可以积累环境保护专业的基本词汇;词组——给出课文中的常用词组;缩略语——给出课文中出现的、业内人士必须掌握的缩略语;难句讲解——讲解课文中出现的疑难句子,培养读者的阅读理解能力;习题——针对课文的练习,可有效巩固学习成果;阅读材料——进一步扩大读者的视野。并提供了参考译文和参考答案。
本书既可作为高等本科院校、高等专科(职)院校环境科学专业英语教材,又可供从业人员自学,以及用作培训教材。

Unit 1 The Environment and Environmental Problems
Part One Text A Environment
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Part Two Text B Environmental Pollution
New Words and Expressions
Exercises
Reading Material
Unit 2 Population Resources and Environment
Part One Text A Population Explosion
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Part Two Text B The Resources and the Environment
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Reading Material
Unit 3 Energy Source
Part One Text A Energy Source Basics
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Part Two Text B Energy Crisis
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Reading Material
Unit 4 The Ecological Destruction
Part One Text A Erosion
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Part Two Text B Forest Destruction
New Words and Expressions
Reading Material
Unit 5 Biodiversity
Part One Text A Biodiversity
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Part Two Text B Biosafety
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Reading Material
Unit 6 Greenhouse Effect
Part One Text A Greenhouse Effect Basics
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Part Two Text B The Principle and Hazard of Greenhouse Effect
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Reading Material
Unit 7 Ozone Layer Depletion
Part One Text A Ozone Layer Depletion
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Part Two Text B Ozone Depletion
New Words and Phrases
Exercises
Reading Material
Unit 8 Acid Rain
Unit 9 Water Resources
Unit 10 Water Environment
Unit 11 Marine Environment
Unit 12 Solid Waste
Unit13 Soil Resources
Unit14 Physical Environment
Unit15 Sustainable Development
Unit16 Environmental Protection Management
附录1 参考译文
附录2 参考答案
参考文献