Three Gorges Dam "impregnable", official

时间：2007-12-04 07:38:21

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Chinanews, Yichang, December 3 – Zhang Shuguang, deputy chief engineer of the China Three Gorges1 Project Corporation, said that there was no cause to worry about the shallow cracks on the surface concrete of the Three Gorges Dam.

 

Currently, the reporters of more than 20 international media are gathering2 news in the reservoir area. Zhang said this in front of the reporters on the dam.

 

According to Zhang, the shallow cracks were caused by temperature and humidity changes, and no cracks are longer than 3 meters, not to mention that they are only several millimeters deep. All the cracks can be filled by liquid concrete, and they will pose no threat to the dam.

 

“The dam is as impregnable as the strongest castle one can ever imagine, as it is designed to survive level-7 earthquakes on the Richter Scale, and none of the earthquakes that has occurred in the Three Gorges Area was stronger than level-6 on the Richter Scale,” said Zhang.

 

Currently, 19 generators3 on both sides of the dam have been put in operation, which will generate a total of 13.4 million kw of electricity every year, making the Three Gorges Dam the biggest hydro-power station in the world. When completed, the Three Gorges Project will generate 22.55 million kw of electricity every year.

 
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1 gorges 5cde0ae7c1a8aab9d4231408f62e6d4d     
n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕
参考例句：
  • The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
  • We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句
2 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
3 generators 49511c3cf5edacaa03c4198875f15e4e     
n.发电机，发生器( generator的名词复数 )；电力公司
参考例句：
  • The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut. 工厂应急发电机在停电期间用上了。
  • Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system. 电力可以从风力发电机流入输电网。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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