【漢譯英】

　　我們污染了空氣

　　清潔的空氣對于健康是至關(guān)重要。空氣中含有雜質(zhì)，這些雜質(zhì)會被我們的身體吸收，使人生病。我們需要清潔的空氣，但不幸的是，目前普遍存在著空氣污染，尤其是在城市里。

　　城市里有許多食品廠、服裝廠和制造其它東西的工廠。每天這些工廠把千百萬噸煙灰排入空氣中。燃煤的工廠也大大加重了空氣污染。

　　工廠產(chǎn)生的東西過一個時期就會損壞，然后就作為垃圾扔掉。我們燒掉許多垃圾，煙灰就增多了。還有工廠制造的汽車。汽車一旦出廠在街上行駛，將會吸進空氣，排出有毒的氣體，并增加空氣中的煙塵。

　　世界上還沒有一個徹底擺脫了空氣污染的地區(qū)。我們必須采取些措施來控制空氣污染。

　　現(xiàn)在越來越多的人認識到清潔的空氣的重要性。學校正在把有關(guān)污染的問題納入教學內(nèi)容。企業(yè)界在幫著凈化空氣，他們安裝了特別的設備來清除煙霧�？茖W家和發(fā)明家們正在努力開發(fā)更加清潔的汽車和火車引擎，終有一天我們會駕駛著電力汽車，會有一種新型的紙，在水里溶化而不需要燃燒。一些國家正在開發(fā)研制一種新型的、會在陽光下溶化和消失的玻璃瓶。

　　或許，人們在城市里能呼吸新鮮空氣的日子將會到來。

　　【參考譯文】

　　We Have Polluted the Air

　　Clean air is important to good health. If the air contains impurities, they may be absorbed by our bodies and make us ill. We need clean air, but unfortunately, air pollution is generally present, especially in cities.

　　Our cities have many factories, which we need to make food products, clothing and many other things. Every day these factories pour millions upon millions of tons of smoke and soot into the air. Power plants that burn coal add greatly to air pollution.

　　Things made in factories wear out after a while and are thrown away as trash. We burn a lot of trash which produces more smoke and soot. And then there are the cars made in factories. Once they are out on the street, the car will take in air and replace it with poisonous gases which again produce more smoke and soot.

　　No area in the world is completely free of air pollution. We must take measures to control it.

　　Now, more and more people are realizing the importance of clean air. Schools are now teaching about the pollution problem. Industries are beginning to help to clean up, by installing equipment to clean up their smoke. Scientists and inventors are trying to develop cleaner engines for cars and trains; someday we will drive cars with electricity. A new kind of paper that will dissolve in water, and does not need to be burned. A new kind of glass bottle that will melt in sunlight and disappear is being developed in some countries.