Taklimakan Desert turns green

时间：2007-08-15 08:04:22

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Chinanews, Aug. 14 – In 1995, construction of the 522-kilometer road in the Taklimakan Desert was completed, which was regarded as a miracle in road construction history. In 2006, a 47,000-mu ecological1 forest was set up in the desert, to the astonishment2 of the world.

 

Our reporter visited the forest recently. Xu Xinwen, an expert from the Chinese Academy of Sciences said that after scientific breakthrough, planting trees to fix the sand dunes3 has proven to be effective.

 

He also revealed that the desert will never want for water, for there are at least 8 trillion tons of underground water there, only the chemical materials it contains make it difficult to plant any trees or grasses.

 

Scientists have chosen 88 kinds of plants in the past 10 years, and currently local people can find snakes and rabbits in the desert.

 
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1 ecological IrRxX     
adj.生态的，生态学的
参考例句：
  • The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
  • Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.
2 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇，惊异
参考例句：
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
3 dunes 8a48dcdac1abf28807833e2947184dd4     
沙丘( dune的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
  • Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

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