Module6OldandNew【美文阅读】TheYangtzeRiverishometooneofthemostbeautifulnaturalscenesofChina-theThreeGorges
Butforgenerations,Chinesepeoplehavelongdreamedoftaming(制服,使顺从)theYangtzeRiverforpowergenerationandfloodcontrol
Theriver'sendlessfloodshavebroughtdestructionanddeathforcenturies-1milliondeathsinthe20thcenturyalone
Nowadays,alongtheYangtzeRiver,thethirdlongestriverintheworld,agreatconstructionproject,theThreeGorgesDamisinprogress
Oncecompletedin2016,itwillbethelargestandmostpowerfulhydroelectricprojectintheworld
Towering610feethighandstretching1
3mileswide,thedamwillcreateareservoirthatextendsnearly400milesupstreamthuschangingtheoriginallandscapeofthisregion
TheprojecthasbeenunderdiscussioninChinasincetheideaofthedamwasfirstputforwardin1919
TheThreeGorgesDamisbothamarvelofengineeringand