Module6OldandNew三峡大坝位于中国湖北省宜昌市境内,是当今世界最大的水力发电工程
三峡大坝的修建,引发了上至政府高官下至普通百姓、甚至国外人士的广泛关注和各种各样的评价
TheconstructionoftheThreeGorgesDambeganinlate1994anddidn'tcompleteuntilJuly4,2012
WhileitservesmanyusefulpurposesforChinaandtheworld,theyhavesomeharmfulconsequences
TheProsoftheThreeGorgesDamFirst,itprovidesasmuchenergyas18nuclearpowerplantsdothroughharnessingtheenergyofrunningwater
Andalltheenergyitproducesisrenewablewithoutdestroyingourenvironmentintheprocess
Second,thesiteoftheThreeGorgesDamhasbeenattractingvisitorsfromallovertheworldsinceitsconstructionbegan
Inturn,thisnewtourismmarkethasgreatlypromotedtheeconomicdevelopmentintheregion
Third,theYangtzeRiverhasbeenknowntoflood,andwhenitdoes,tensofthousandsofpeoplelosetheirlivesandhomes
TheconstructionoftheThreeGorgesDamwasoriginallymeanttopr