1 新人教版高中英语必修二课文原文及翻译（Word 精校版） Unit 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE 文 化 遗 产 Reading and thinking FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS 从问题重重到迎刃而解 Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. 社会进步需要经济发展。新旧更替的时代已经到来,在走向未来的过程中,我们不可能将过去的一切都保存下来。在发展与文化遗址保护之间找到恰当的平衡点,并加以保持，这可能是一项巨大的挑战。 Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests. Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959. 然 而，巨大的挑战有 时候 会带 来伟 大的解决 方 案 。二 十 世 纪 五 十 年 代,埃 及 政 府 打 算 在尼 罗河 上 新建 一座 大坝 ,可以防 洪 、 发电 ,并为 该 地 区 更多 的农 民 供 水 。但 是,该 提 案 引 发了 抗 议 。因 为 大坝 泄 流 可能会损 坏 许 多 寺庙,摧毁一批文物,而这些文物是埃 及 文化遗产的重要组成部分。埃 及 政 府 在听取了 研究该 问题的科学家以及 大坝 附近居民 的意见后,于 1959 年 向联合国寻求帮助 。 A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the...
