Some people strongly advocate governoment spending on art while their opponents point out that public services and facilities deserve more funding. —— 一些人强烈主张政府在艺术上的支出，而他们的反对者则指出，公共服务和设施应该得到更多的资金，
I would argue that —— 我认为
make urban life interesting and rewarding —— 让城市生活变得有趣和有意义
a direct impact non the standard of living —— 对生活水平的直接影响
electricity supplies —— 电力供应
It is important to understand why this throw-away culture has developed and how to reverse this trend. —— （报告类题目开头段第二句）重要的是要理解为什么这种“一次性”文化会发展，以及如何扭转这种趋势。
One possible explanation —— 一种可能的解释
in the past few decades —— 过去几十年
young generates —— 年轻人
generates enormous aomunts of power by using fossil fuels —— 通过使用化石燃料产生大量电力
electronic device —— 电子设备
Two measures can be taken to tackle the abovementioned problems. —— 可以采取两种措施来解决上述问题。