生态文明是人类文明发展到一定阶段的产物，是反映人与自然和谐程度的新型文明形态，体现了人类文明发展理念的重大进步。
建设生态文明，不是要放弃工业文明，回到原始的生产生活方式，而是要以资源环境承载能力为基础，以自然规律为准则，以可持续发展、人与自然和谐为目标，建设生产发展、生活富裕、生态良好的文明社会。
推进生态文明建设是坚持以人为本的基本要求。坚持以人为本，首先要保障好人民群众的身心健康。
Promoting ecological progress is a basic requirement of putting people first. In maintaining a commitment to putting people first, the first thing we must do is to guarantee the mental and physical wellbeing of the people.
人民群众过去“求温饱”，现在“盼环保”，希望生活的环境优美宜居，能喝上干净的水、呼吸上清新的空气、吃上安全放心的食品。
In the past, the public were concerned with having adequate shelter, warm clothes, and enough to eat; now, they have a greater demand for environmental protection. Specifically, they long for agreeable living environments, clean water, fresh air, and safe food that they can trust.
民之所望，施政所向。
The job of the government is to orient its policies towards the wishes of the people.
我们必须下大气力解决突出的环境问题，不断改善人民群众生产生活条件，以实际效果取信于民。
Therefore, we must devote major efforts to resolving prominent environmental issues,work constantly to improve the working and living conditions of the people, and continue towin the people’s trust by delivering solid results in our environmental initiatives.
我国是海洋大国，保护海洋、经略海洋不仅涉及我国发展空间，也涉及国家战略安全。
China is a major maritime nation. For this reason, the protection and management of ocean environments has a bearing not only on China’s development, but also on its national security.
当前，大气、水和土壤等突出的污染问题已经到了不治不行、刻不容缓的地步，必须重点突出、重拳出击、重典治污、力求实效。
We have come to the stage where urgent action must be taken without delay to address the serious problems of air, water, and soil pollution in China. In responding to these problems, we need to identify clear priorities, adopt striking measures, lay an emphasis onthe rectification of pollution, and strive to attain solid results.
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