Small wonder, then, that the water in 75% of China’s rivers is undrinkable, that the country is home to seven of the world’s most polluted cities, and that one can often live in Beijing or Shanghai for weeks without ever seeing the sun. Indeed, China is on the precipice of becoming an environmental wasteland.
因此，下面的事实可能就不足为奇了。中国75%的河流中的水不能饮用；世界上污染最严重的城市有7个在中国；生活在北京或上海的人甚至常常几个星期看不到太阳。事实上，中国正处于成为生态废墟的边缘。