Beijing: The city where you can't escape smog
China's capital is notorious for its chronic pollution. Even indoors it's a struggle to find clean air.
Over the past few weeks, a period of particularly acute and prolonged air pollution, the average air quality in Beijing has been well above 200 micrograms of PM2.5 particles per cubic metre - many times the maximum safe limit.
Escape 逃离
Smog 雾霾
Capital 首都
Notorious 出名的,臭名昭著的
Chronic 慢性的
Pollution 污染
Indoors 室内的
Struggle to do sth. 挣扎做某事
Acute 急性的
Prolonged 延长的
Air quality 空气质量
Micrograms 一微克
Particles 颗粒
Cubic miter 立方米
Safe limit 安全限度