1-fleeting 短暂的，闪现的

2-inflict …on 使遭受打击，使吃苦头

The fleeting feel-good acts inflict long-lasting and potentially deadly consequences on the environment and wildlife.

3-sheet 薄片

4-biodegrade 生物分解

Mylar balloons, also called foil balloons, are made from plastic nylon sheets with a metallic coating and will never biodegrade.

5-tangled 缠绕的，混乱的

6-spook 使……紧张，使……吓坏

Both Mylar and latex balloons are a significant threat to wildlife, livestock and pets, which can be injured or killed from eating balloon fragments, getting tangled in long balloon ribbons or strings, or being spooked by the falling debris.

7-pinpoint 确定（位置或时间）

8-in real time 实时

The most important feature of this survey allows volunteers to pinpoint and submit exact GPS coordinates balloon debris in real time.

9-geospatial 地理空间的

10-prevalent 普遍存在的，盛行的

11-widespread 分布广泛的

This geospatial data is immediately uploaded onto an interactive map ( that clearly and powerfully shows where released balloons end up, and how prevalent and widespread balloon waste is )