Environmental Vocabulary環境字彙
以下是準備好IELTS必備的重要字彙，IELTS各部份考試常提及環境主題，具備與此主題相關的知識十分重要。

Acid Rain (noun) 酸雨（名詞）:

Over the past 30 years acid rain has caused great damage to the world’s rain forests.
：過去30年酸雨對世界上的雨林造成嚴重的破壞。

Climate Change (noun) 氣候變遷（名詞）:

The causes of climate change can be divided into two categories - those that are due to natural causes and those that are created by man.
氣候變遷的原因可分為兩個類別-自然原因及人為原因。

Environment (noun) 環境（名詞）：

Mankind must look after our environment for future generations.
人類為了下一代必須愛護我們的環境。

Ecosystem (noun) 生態系統（名詞）:

The ecosystem in the rain forest supports a wide range of different species.
雨林的生態系統保存了各種不同的物種。

Endangered species (noun) 瀕臨絕種物種（名詞）:

The Tiger is classed as an endangered species.
老虎被列為瀕臨絕種物種。

Extinction (noun) 絕種（名詞）:

Lion populations have fallen by almost 90% in the past 20 years, leaving the animal close to extinction in Africa.
20年來獅子的數量減少近90%，在非洲已快要絕種。

Fossil fuels (noun) 化石燃料（名詞）:

To protect our environment we must decrease our reliance on fossil fuels.
為了保護我們的環境，我們必須減少對化石燃料的依賴。

Fumes廢氣（名詞）:

The fumes from factories create a large proportion of our air pollution.
工廠廢氣為空氣污染的主因。

Global warming (noun) 全球暖化（名詞）:

The effects of global warming are having a serious effect on our weather.
全球暖化問題正嚴重影響我們的天氣。

Green (adjective) 綠化（形容詞）:

More and more companies are developing green products to show they care about the environment.
愈來愈多的公司發展綠色產品表現他們愛護環境的理念。

Habitat (noun) 棲息地（名詞）:

The expansion of cities has harmed the habitat of many types of animals.
城巿開發已破壞了許多動物的棲息地。

Pesticides (noun) 殺蟲劑（名詞）:

The use of pesticides has the potential to harm the natural habitat of wildlife.
使用殺蟲劑可能會破壞野生動物的自然棲息地。

Pollution (noun) 污染（名詞）:

Pollution from car exhausts is harming our environment.
汽車排放廢氣污染會危害環境。

Recycle (verb) 回收（動詞）:

We need to recycle products to reduce the amount of paper we use.
我們需要回收資源減少用紙量。

Solar power (noun) 太陽能（名詞）:

Solar power is an important source of renewable energy.
太陽能為重要的再生能源。