北京市计划将雾霾纳入气象灾害种类

 　　Beijing is considering listing smog as a meteorological disaster, but the move has been questioned.

　　北京正考虑将霾列为气象灾害，但此举引发了质疑。

　　The legal committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress started work on the revision in May.

　　北京市人大法制委员会于今年5月开始了这项修订工作。

　　It said that once smog is listed as a meteorological disaster, the city must take emergency measures in smoggy weather, including traffic control as well as work and school suspensions.

　　该委员会称，一旦霾被列为气象灾害，该市须在雾霾天采取交通管制、停工停课等应急措施。

　　北京市计划将雾霾纳入气象灾害种类

　　However, scholars said listing smog as a meteorological disaster could cause confusion and give polluters an excuse to evade¹ their responsibilities.

　　不过有学者表示，将霾列为气象灾害可能会引起混淆，给污染者提供脱责的借口。

　　Wang Zifa, a researcher with the Institute of Atmospheric² Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was among a group of scholars raising doubts over the listing.

　　中国科学院大气物理研究所研究员王自发就是一群质疑的学者中的一位。

　　Chang Jiwen, a policy adviser³ with the State Council Development Research Center, suggested smog be added to a regulation on atmospheric pollution control, rather than classified as a meteorological disaster.

　　国务院发展研究中心政策顾问常纪文建议，应将霾列入有关大气污染防治的法规中，而不是将其归类为气象灾害。

　　Beijing's average density⁴ of hazardous⁵ fine particulate⁶ matter from January to October was 64 micrograms per cubic meter, an annual decrease of 8.6 percent, according to the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau.

　　据北京市环境保护局的数据显示，今年一月至十月，北京的有害细颗粒物的平均浓度为64微克/立方米，同比下降8.6%。

1 evade   

vt.逃避，回避；避开，躲避

参考例句：

• He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
• You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？

2 atmospheric   

adj.大气的，空气的；大气层的；大气所引起的

参考例句：

• Sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation are strongly coupled.海洋表面温度与大气环流是密切相关的。
• Clouds return radiant energy to the surface primarily via the atmospheric window.云主要通过大气窗区向地表辐射能量。

3 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

4 density   

n.密集，密度，浓度

参考例句：

• The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
• The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。

5 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

6 particulate   

adj.微小的；n.微粒，粒子

参考例句：

• A special group was organized to dig up the particulate of the case.成立了一个专门小组来查明该案件的各个细节。
• Lungs retain relatively insoluble particulate material.肺脏内留有不溶解的颗粒物质。