Smog and haze in Beijing

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European Commission

Brussels

04/02/2013 - 00:00

Description

Smog and haze in Beijing ring the alarm bell for China's environment and air quality

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Speech Details

Language

(zh) Mandarin 中文, 汉语, 漢語

Speech number: 24431

Duration

09:28

Level

Intermediate

Use

Simultaneous

Domains

Environment

Development

Terminology

清洁空气法 Clean Air Act, 雾霾 smog and haze, 非化石燃料 non-fossil fuel, 微博 micro blog, 中石油 CNPC, China National Petroleum Corporation, 中石化 Sinopec, 伦敦大雾事件 London big smog, 霾预警 air-pollution alarm, 北京咳 Beijing Cough, 空气质量指数 Air quality index , 魔多之门 Gate of Mordor, 霪雨霏霏 continuous drizzling, 能见度 visibility, 呼吸道疾病 respiratory diseases, 粉尘 dust pollution, 屈指可数 high-ranking, 众说纷纭 opinions vary, 潘石屹 Pan Siyi (Chinese property developer)