urban adj.connected with a town or city 城市的;都市的;城镇的
pollutant n. a substance that pollutes sth, especially air and water污染物;污染物质
discharge into 排放
drainage channel 排水沟
downstream adv.在下游,顺流地
in case of 防备… in case of flooding
more or less几乎,差不多,大概
dispose of 丢弃,扔掉
abide by 遵守,信守
wetland n.an area of land taht is naturally wet most or all of the time湿地,沼泽地
estuary n.the wide part of a river where it flows into the sea (江河入海的)河口
coastal erosion 海岸侵蚀
handout n. printed information 文字资料,讲义
slide n.one page of an electronic presentation 幻灯片
implication n.a possible effect or result of an action or a decision 可能的影响(或作用、结果)
international implication 国际影响
(英文解释部份来自有道)