整个生物圈的英文是 "biosphere"。它来源于希腊语 "bios"，意思是 "生命"，和 "sphaira"，意思是 "球"，结合在一起表示 "生命所存在的球形区域"。
下面是几个例句：
The biosphere includes all pving organisms and their environments on Earth.
(生物圈包括地球上所有的生物和它们的环境。)
Cpmate change is affecting the biosphere in many ways.
(气候变化正在从多方面影响生物圈。)
The biosphere is a depcate balance of interdependent ecosystems.
(生物圈是相互依存的生态系统之间微妙的平衡。)
Human activities are having a negative impact on the biosphere.
(人类活动正对生物圈产生负面影响。)