Consumption of natural resources rises dramatically every year as the human population increases and standards of living rise.
随着人口的增长和生活水平的提高，自然资源的消耗每年都在急剧增加。
consumption/kənˈsʌmpʃn/ n.消费，消耗。dramatically/drəˈmætɪkli/ adv.剧烈地，明显地；戏剧性地。standard of living生活水平。
Between 1950 and 1990 the world population doubled to 5.3 billion, with nearly 80 percent living in developing, or poorer, nations. The large developed nations, however, are responsible for the greatest consumption of natural resources because of their high standards of living.
从1950年到1990年，世界人口翻了一番，达到5人。其中近80%生活在发展中国家或更贫穷的国家。然而，大型发达国家由于其较高的生活水平，对自然资源的消耗是最大的。
double v.加倍。be responsible for对……负责；是……的原因。We should be responsible for their own diet and health.我们应对自己的饮食和健康负责。
Conservation education and the thoughtful use of resources is necessary in the developed countries to reduce natural-resource consumption.
在发达国家，为了减少自然资源的消耗，保护教育和合理利用资源是必要的。
conservation/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ n.保护，保存。developed countries发达国家。developing countries发展中国家。
To protect natural resources from pollution, individuals, industries, and governments have many obligations.
为了保护自然资源不受污染，个人、工业和政府都有很多义务。
protect from 使免受，保护。It's important to protect the skin from the sun.保护皮肤不受日晒是很重要的。
These include prohibiting or limiting wastewater and airborne pollutants, preventing the production of radioactive materials, and regulating drilling and transportation of petroleum products.
这些措施包括禁止或限制废水和空气污染物，防止放射性物质的生产，以及规范石油产品的钻探和运输。
wastewater废水。airborne pollutant空气污染物。petroleum石油。
Failure to do so results in contaminated air, soil, rivers, plants, and animals. For example, if governments required that all oil tankers be fitted with double-layered frames, the damages to fisheries and wildlife from the many oil spills of the 20th century may have been reduced.
如果不这样做，就会导致空气、土壤、河流、植物和动物受到污染。 例如，如果政府要求所有的油轮都安装双层框架，那么20世纪的许多石油泄漏对渔业和野生动物造成的损害可能就会减少。
result in导致，结果是。Such a war could result in the use of chemical and biological weapons.这样一场战争可能导致生化武器的使用。
oil tanker油轮；油罐车。fishery渔业。wildlife n.野生动植物。spill n.溢出；溢出量。