雾霾
Smog — Chinese reading, HSK 5
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十几年前，北方很多城市一到冬天就有严重的雾霾。那时候，出门一定要戴口罩，有时候连对面的楼都看不清楚，学校还会因为空气太差而停课。
shí jǐ nián qián běi fāng hěn duō chéng shì yí dào dōng tiān jiù yǒu yán zhòng de wù mái nà shí hou chū mén yí dìng yào dài kǒu zhào yǒu shí hou lián duì miàn de lóu dōu kàn bù qīng chu xué xiào hái huì yīn wèi kōng qì tài chà ér tíng kè
Ten-odd years ago, many northern cities had severe smog every winter. Back then you had to wear a mask outdoors; sometimes you couldn't even see the building opposite, and schools would close because the air was so bad.
为了改善空气质量，政府采取了很多措施：工厂减少排放，冬天取暖从烧煤改成用天然气和电，城市里也种了更多的树。
wèi le gǎi shàn kōng qì zhì liàng zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ le hěn duō cuò shī gōng chǎng jiǎn shǎo pái fàng dōng tiān qǔ nuǎn cóng shāo méi gǎi chéng yòng tiān rán qì hé diàn chéng shì lǐ yě zhòng le gèng duō de shù
To improve air quality, the government took many measures: factories cut emissions, winter heating switched from burning coal to gas and electricity, and more trees were planted in the cities.
如今，蓝天的日子明显多了。当然，环境保护不是一天两天的事，除了政府，每个人也应该出一份力，比如少开车、多坐公共交通。
rú jīn lán tiān de rì zi míng xiǎn duō le dāng rán huán jìng bǎo hù bú shì yì tiān liǎng tiān de shì chú le zhèng fǔ měi gè rén yě yīng gāi chū yí fèn lì bǐ rú shǎo kāi chē duō zuò gōng gòng jiāo tōng
Now there are noticeably more blue-sky days. Of course, protecting the environment isn't done in a day or two; besides the government, everyone should do their part, for example by driving less and using public transport more.
生詞
雾霾 wùmái smog
严重 yánzhòng severe
口罩 kǒuzhào face mask
改善 gǎishàn to improve
措施 cuòshī measure, step
排放 páifàng emissions
煤 méi coal
明显 míngxiǎn obvious, noticeable