suffer its worst air pollution 遭受了最糟糕的空气污染

　　This city suffered its worst air pollution of the year recently.

　　近来，这个城市中国遭受了今年以来的最糟糕的空气污染。

　　release warnings发布了警告

　　More than 70 Chinese cities released warnings to citizens in the last few days about pollution reaching dangerous levels.

　　过去几天，中国的70多个城市都向市民发布了空气严重污染的警告。

　　take the bans seriously 认真执行禁令

　　continue operations 继续经营

　　The Ministry of Environmental Protection said in a statement Monday that only “a small number of businesses”had not taken the bans seriously and continued operations.

　　环境保护部部长在周一的一份声明中表示，“只有少数的企业”没有认真执行禁令而继续经营的。

　　be put in effect 取得成效

　　poor visibility 可见度很低

　　Driving restrictions were also put in effect and hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled in Beijing because of poor visibility.

　　交通管制也取得成效了。因为可见度很低，北京的数百个航班也被延迟或取消了。

　　violate the traffic bans 违反交通法规

　　The ministry said more than 100,000 drivers in Beijing had been fined for violating the traffic bans.该部长还说道，北京的10万多名司机因违反交通法规而被罚款。

　　particle 小颗粒

　　be easily breathed in 很容易被人吸入

　　damage the lungs 对肺产生影响

　　Small particles of this size are easily breathed in and can damage the lungs.

　　这些大小的小颗粒很容易被人吸入，从而对肺产生影响。

　　in the long run 从长远的角度

　　cut down the emission sources of pollutants

　　In the long run, the pollution problem can only be eased by adjusting the country's industrial structure, or accelerating the upgrading of  polluting industries, so as to cut down the emission sources of pollutants.

　　从长远的角度，要缓解污染问题只能通过调整国家工业的结构和加快污染产业的升级，这样子的话才能减少污染的排放量。

　　reduce carbon-dioxide 减少二氧化碳

　　He praised the government's efforts to reduce carbon-dioxide after an action plan was started in 2013.

　　他对政府2013年开始实施的减少二氧化碳方面的排放量的成果表示赞赏。

　　increased use of coal in winter for heating homes 冬季煤炭供暖的增加

　　But the increased use of coal in winter for heating homes is still a big problem.

　　但是冬季煤炭供暖的增加仍然是一个大问题。

　　find cleaner energy alternatives 寻找更环保的能源替代品

　　Reducing these emissions will remain difficult for China's government as it attempts to find cleaner energy alternatives.

　　要减少这方面的排放量对中国政府来说还是一个大问题；同时中国也在寻找更环保的能源替代品。