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【中文标题】中国承认三峡大坝存在问题
【原文标题】China Admits Problems With Three Gorges Dam
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【译者】逆卷炎灵（三流翻译，请多指教）
【翻译方式】人工
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【译文】
China Admits Problems With Three Gorges Dam
中国承认三峡大坝存在问题
By MICHAEL WINES Published: May 19, 201a1
文：MICHAEL WINES 2011年5月19日
BEIJING — The Three Gorges Dam, the world’slargest hydroelectric project and a symbol of China’s confidence in riskytechnological solutions, is troubled by urgent pollution and geologic problems,a high-level government body acknowledged Thursday. 北京——三峡大坝是世界上最大的水力发电工程，同时也象征着中国在运用高风险技术方面充满自信，如今却被环境污染及地质问题所困扰。周二，一名政府高级官员承认了这一点。
The statement came as technicians werecertifying the very last of the dam’s array of generators as suitable forhydroelectric generation, the final step in a contentious 19-year effort tocomplete the project in defiance of domestic and international concerns overits safety as well as threats to the environment, displaced people, historicalareas and natural beauty.
三峡大坝经历了充满争议的19年，最终建成，它无视了来自国内外的各种质疑声，包括安全性、对环境和生态平衡的威胁、以及移民问题。在完成这一工程的最后一步，即检验三峡大坝的最后一组阵列发电机是否合适时，技术人员们道出了这一问题。
According to official figures, the venturecost China about $23 billion, but outside experts estimate it may have costdouble that amount. The dam has been plagued by reports of floatingarchipelagoes of garbage, carpets of algae and landslides on the banks alongthe vast expanse of still water since the 600-foot-tall dam on the YangtzeRiver was completed in 2006. Critics also have complained that the governmenthas fallen far short of its goals in helping to resettle the 1.4 million peopledisplaced by the rising waters behind the dam.
根据官方的数据，处理风险花费了23亿，但独立专家预计花费可能是这个数字的两倍。据报道，自2006年这座600英尺高的大坝矗立在长江上以来，这片广阔的静水就一直遭受各种困扰，诸如漂浮的垃圾堆、海藻堆、滑坡。因大坝引起的水涨，造成了140万人无家可归，也有评论家说政府远远没有实现安置这些移民的目标。
China’s State Council, a coordinating bodyoften likened to the United States president’s cabinet, said in a vaguestatement that the project suffered from a wide range of serious problems. “Althoughthe Three Gorges project provides huge comprehensive benefits, urgent problemsmust be resolved regarding the smooth relocation of residents, ecologicalprotection and geological disaster prevention,” the statement said.
中国国务院发表了一份声明，含糊其辞地表达了三峡工程遭遇了一系列的问题：“三峡工程在发挥巨大综合效益的同时，在移民安稳致富、生态环境保护、地质灾害防治等方面还存在一些亟须解决的问题，对长江中下游航运、灌溉、供水等也产生了一定影响。” （译者注：原文请见——http://news.cn.yahoo.com/ypen/20110519/369231.html会议指出，三峡工程在发挥巨大综合效益的同时，在移民安稳致富、生态环境保护、地质灾害防治等方面还存在一些亟须解决的问题，对长江中下游航运、灌溉、供水等也产生了一定影响。这些问题有的在论证设计中已经预见但需要在运行后加以解决，有的在工程建设期已经认识到但受当时条件限制难以有效解决，有的是随着经济社会发展而提出的新要求。）
The huge dam is meeting the government’sgoal of producing pollution-free electric power, the government said,generating 84 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year. But critics saythe sheer weight of water backed up in the 410-mile-long reservoir behind thedam has increased the danger of earthquakes and landslides. The government hasacknowledged that risk, but denied that the project played any role in China’spowerful May 2008 quake in Sichuan Province, in which at least 87,000 peopledied.
政府称，这座大坝满足了发展洁净电力能源的需求，在去年，发电量达840亿kw/h。但评论家称，大坝后410英里的水库中庞大的蓄水增加了地震和滑坡的威胁。政府也承认了这个风险，但也称在08年四川强烈地震中，87000人的死亡与三峡大坝没有关系。
Environmentalists say the lake has become arepository for the waste dumped by cities and industries.
环境专家称，这个湖泊成了装城市垃圾和工业垃圾的仓库。
Even the dam’s ability to regulate thenotoriously changeable flow of the 3,900-mile-long Yangtze, one of China’s twomajor rivers, has been called into question. Faced with a historic drought thisspring, cities downstream of the dam have been unable to accommodate oceangoingvessels that usually visit their ports, and about 400,000 residents of HubeiProvince lost access to drinking water this month.
众所周知，中国两大河流之一，3900英里的长江，其水流量特别善变，三峡大坝本有调节水流的作用，然而现在这个作用也遭到了质疑。面临今年的春旱，城市下游的水流，已经不能承载平时往来的船只，湖北省有将近4万居民在本月没有水喝。
Although no link has been proved, criticssay the dam has changed regional water tables, contributing to the shortage.
尽管没什么证据能证明它们之间的联系，评论家们称大坝改变了区域地下水位，导致了旱灾。
The government statement on the dam wasreleased after a meeting led by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, seen by manyoutsiders as more responsive to average citizens’ complaints than many othersin the nation’s leadership. The statement said that some problems wereanticipated during the dam’s construction, but that others “arose because ofnew demands posed by economic and social development.”
温家宝总理在召开会议后发表了这一声明，外界人士认为这主要是回应平民们的抱怨，而不是用来回应其他国家领导人。声明中说，一些问题在建设大坝中已经预见，但“有的是随着经济社会发展而提出的新要求。”
China’s rulers may be most concerned by theimpact of the dam on the displaced masses, many of whom appear to have failedto rebuild their lives after being evicted from the land covered by thereservoir. By 2020, the statement promised, displaced residents would enjoyliving standards equal to those who had not been displaced.
中国的统治者最担心的莫过于安置迁徙居民的问题，因为土地需要用来建水库，他们被驱逐出了原住地，而他们之中许多人不能重新开始生活。声明里承诺，到2020年，移民生活水平和质量将于那些没有迁移的人对等。 （译者注：原文不是这样说的——到2020年，移民生活水平和质量达到湖北省、重庆市同期平均水平——和上面的有差别）
The Three Gorges project has been dogged byskeptics, even within China’s bureaucracy, since it was approved in 1992.Environmentalists said it would destroy a stunning landscape of limestonecliffs regarded as one of the world’s most scenic sites, and skeptics warnedthat the new lake would lead to geologic and pollution problems.
自1992年三峡大坝项目通过以来，一直有怀疑主义者，甚至某些政府官僚机构们跟踪调查。环境专家们说，它可能会毁掉被认为是世界最美的自然景观——石灰石悬崖。怀疑主义者警告说，这个湖泊会导致地质灾害和环境污染。
Orville Schell, an environmental expert wholeads the Asia Society’s Center on United States-China Relations, said he hopedthat the government’s statement signaled a commitment to address the dam’sproblems.
环境专家兼中美关系亚洲协会中心主席奥维尔·斯科勒（Orville Schell）表示，他希望这份政府声明是政府承诺解决大坝问题的信号。
“There’s a kind of a balance sheet of benefitsand liabilities that have come out of this project,” Mr. Schell said. “My senseis that the Chinese government is getting better and better at collectinginformation about things like this.” He added, “They know if they don’t fixthese problems there will be dire consequences.”
“现在关于三峡大坝的债务与所得之间的资产负债表已经出来了” ，斯科勒先生说道：“我感觉，中国政府在收集此类信息方面做得更好了”。他还补充道：“他们知道，如果不解决好这个问题，会引起可怕的后果。” | 
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发表于 2011-5-29 19:51
哎。。
不带这样做广告的噢！
问题是现在长江中下游的旱情到底和三峡有没有关系？
