1沙尘暴
sandstorm (shā chén bào)
2近年来
in recent years (jìn nián lái)
3高发
high-incidence (of disease, cases, accidents, etc.) (gāo fā)
4发生
to happen; occur; to take place (fāshēng)
5大街小巷
big streets and small alleys; almost everywhere (dà jīe xiǎo xiàng)
7飞扬
to fly upward (fēi yáng)
8风沙
dust storm,sand storm (fēng shā)
10睁不开眼睛
cannot open eyes (zhēng bù kāi yǎn jīng)
11白天
daytime, day (báitiān)
12黄昏
dusk; evening; nightfall( huánghūn )
13具有
have, possess (mostly in the abstract) (jùyǒu)
14讽刺
to mock; to lampoon; satire (fěng cì)
15意味
to signify; to mean; to imply; implication; meaning (yì wèi)
16公益
public welfare (gōngyì)
17却
but; yet; however (què)
18偏偏
(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal); unfortunately; against expectations (piān piān)
19环保总局
Department of the State Environmental Protection Agency (huán bǎo zǒng jú)
20副局长
deputy director of a bureau (fù jú zhǎng )
21满天飞舞
flying all over the sky (mǎn tiān fēi wǔ)
22威胁
to threaten; threat (wēixié)
23强调
to emphasize (a statement); to stress (qiángdiào)
24积极
active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive (jī jí)
25推动
push forward, promote (tuīdòng)
27参与
participate (in sth.) (cān yù)
28解决
to settle (a dispute); to resolve; to solve (jiě jué)
29最终
finally, last; ultimately (zuìzhōng)
30动力
power; motion; propulsion; force (dònglì)
32可怕
(kěpà) awful; terrible; fearful
33请假
ask for leave (qǐngjià)
35关键
crux, key, most important (guān jiàn)
36上层
upper layer; upper level (shàng céng)
37不负责任
irresponsible
(bù fù zérèn)
39制定
to draw up, to formulate, to draft (zhì dìng)
41法令
decree; statute; act; laws and regulations (fǎ lìng)
42恐怕
I'm afraid that; I think perhaps; probably (kǒngpà)
43力量
strength, power, ability (lìliàng)
44企业
enterprise; business; company; firm (qì yè; qǐ yè)
45经济效益
economic efficiency; economic benefits (jīng jì xiào yì)
46停产
stop production (tíng chǎn)
47搞
(gǎo) to do; to carry on; to be engaged in
48评论人
commentator (píng lùn rén)
49追求
pursue; seek (zhuīqiú)
50国内生产总值
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - guónèi shēngchǎn zǒngzhí
51增长
to grow; to increase
(zēng zhǎng)
52忽视
neglect; ignore; to overlook ( hūshì )
54整个
whole; entire; total (zhěnggè)
55短视
short-sighted (duǎn shì)
56考虑
to think over; to consider; consideration (kǎolǜ)
57利益
interest, profit, benefit ( lìyì )
58投入
invest; put in (tóurù)
59权力
power, authority (quánlì)
60利益冲突
conflict of interest (lì yì chōng tú)
61部门
department; branch; section; division (bù mén)
62监督
Supervise, supervision (jiāndū)
63无能为力
impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless (wú néng wéi lì)
64投资
investment; to invest; to fund (tóu zī)
66关注
pay close attention to (guānzhù)