China issues guideline to create quieter environment
BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's 11 government departments have jointly 1 released a guideline outlining major measures to lessen 2 noise pollution amid rising noise disputes and complaints（埋怨,抱怨）, the Ministry 3 of Environmental Protection said Tuesday.
The ministry's spokesperson, Tao Detian, said Tuesday the country saw rising complaints about noise pollution, which has caused an increasingly negative impact on the living environment in recent years.
The 26-article guideline focuses on addressing noise pollution in fields including industry, construction, traffic and people's daily lives.
Further, the regulation bans businesses from using acoustic 4 instruments outdoors to lure 5 customers.
Also, heavy noise polluters are banned from entering industrial parks, according to the guideline.
Moreover, motor vehicles should strictly 6 observe speed limits, traffic restrictions 7 and use of auto 8 horns around "noise-sensitive buildings" such as hospitals, schools, government organs, scientific research institutions and residential 9 buildings, it said.
According to the guideline, government departments would also impose higher fines on noise polluters and collect fees for "discharges of excessive noise," in accordance with law.
The newly issued document calls on various government agencies, such as the ministries 10 on environmental protection, science and technology, public security, finance, housing, transportation and railways, to make coordinated 11 efforts to curb 12 pollution.
Further, government organs could launch regular inspection 13 campaigns in major cities, it said.
According to the guideline, government agencies will set up a system to examine sound-proof qualities of civilian 14 buildings and provide a list of major noise pollution sources by the end of this year.
Also, the guideline ordered major cities to establish an automatic noise monitoring system and to equip each city in the country with at least one noise display screen by the end of 2011.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
- Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
- She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
- Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
- They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
- Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。
- Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
- He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
- His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
- The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
- Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
- The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
- The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
- The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
- Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
- The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。
- The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
- The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
- You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
- The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。