One-quarter of China’s people drink substandard water; one-third of urbanites breathe badly polluted air. Moreover, the country recently witnessed a spate of environmental accidents.
中国人口的四分之一饮用低于标准的水；三分之一的城市居民呼吸严重污染的空气。而且，中国最近发生了一系列的环境事件。实际上，中国平均每两天就会发生一起严重的水污染事件。