2. it is of paramount importance to do something:做某事具有至高无上的意义

3. conservation-oriented：生态友好的

4. ecologically-friendly：生态友好型的

5. China's overall efforts to become a leading low-carbon nation中国成为世界领先的低碳大国的总体努力

6. the most compelling reason for such an endeavor is to … 此番努力最迫切的一个原因是……

7. a deep-entrenched misconception prevalent among college students:大学生中间甚为流行的一个根深蒂固的错误观念

8. mislead sb. into believing that…误导某人相信……

9. inexhaustible:取之不尽的

10. suffer from unprecedente droughts:遭受史无前例的干旱

11. power scarcity:电荒

12. to show due concern for…给予应有的关注

13. the welfare of people: 人民的福祉

14. to be selfish in satisfying our own needs: 自私地只满足我们自己的需求

15. as responsible citizens of our society: 作为我们社会中有责任心的公民

16. to have the responsibility to …有责任做……

17. to recycle whatever we can lay hands or: 回收利用一切我们可以利用的东西

18. the small efforts by a single individual may make a huge difference： 个体的一份小小的努力，却能为世界带来巨大的改变

19. to be conservation conscious： 有保护自然的意识

20. to enhance conservation awareness： 强化保护自然的意识

21. to play a leading role in doing sth.： 在做……中发挥主导的作用

22. to make our world a better place to live 使我们这个世界成为更宜居之地