2018年11月catti二级笔译考前必看词汇（4）

　　垃圾焚化厂 refuse incinerator

　　土壤盐碱化 soil alkalization

　　绿化面积 afforested areas; greening space

　　尾气净化器 exhaust purifier

　　天然气汽车 gas-fueled vehicles

　　电动汽车 cell-driven vehicles; battery cars

　　小排量汽车 small-displacement (engine) vehicles

　　工业废水处理率 treatment rate of industrial effluents

　　集中处理厂 centralized treatment plant

　　除害灭病 eradicate pests and communicable diseases

　　雏形 embryonic form

　　珍稀濒危物种rare and endangered species

　　环境恶化 environmental degradation

　　处在磨合阶段 in a fine-tuning period / in a break-in period / in a period of adjustment

　　穿小鞋 make things hard for somebody

　　传为笑谈 become a standing joke / become a laughing-stock

　　闯的精神 pioneering spirit

　　创出牌子 earn a high reputation

　　创造条件 pave the way for / create the conditions for

　　垂死的力量 moribund force

　　垂涎三尺 unable to hide one's greed / with mouth watering for / drool with envy

　　seismograph 地震仪

　　seismographer 地震学家

　　Richter Scale(1—10) 里氏震级

　　tidal waves 潮汐波，浪潮