China's water supply
A modest proposal
The Economist, October 28th 2006
China should liberalise water pricing
恩～我每次看到環保議題的文章就會很想看...當然這一篇也不長啦～不然那種special report真的看得很痛苦XD
中國黃河的問題我也是在「企業環保專題」課前的錄影帶看到介紹才知道的。現在中國不只耗用極多的石油，水資源也成為他們一大問題。黃河一直是中國北方各地農田的灌溉水源，結果現在由於經濟發展快速，水資源使用不當，竟然造成黃河枯竭，在影片中，看到原本浩大的黃河變成乾涸的土地，實在是令人難以想像！現在中國許多的農民因為沒有水可以灌溉農田，生活比以前更加困難...
這一篇文章主要是在討論中國的水資源政策，中國不願意調漲水的價格，使其根據市場機制來制訂，主要原因是因為擔心企業會因此而離開北方，阻礙經濟成長。中國甚至想要引用雅魯藏布江的水進黃河！！而不思根本的解決之道。
再者，文中提到就算調漲水的價格，在這個由當地政府形成的寡佔產業，並不會因此而運作的更有效率。價格的提升對於作業效率並沒有直接的incentive......
字典參考：dr. eye, Merriam-Webster
- arid: excessively dry; specifically : having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture
- Tibet: 西藏
- scorn: to treat with scorn : reject or dismiss as contemptible or unworthy [scorned local traditions] [scorned to reply to the charge]；輕蔑;藐視
- Maoism： 毛澤東主義
- modest: 不太大(或多)的;適度的,有節制的
- basin: an enclosed or partly enclosed water area
- castigate: to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
- grandiose: impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur
- Brahmaputra river: 雅魯藏布江(發源於西藏)
- wary: marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
synonyms: CAUTIOUS - unrest: a disturbed or uneasy state : TURMOIL
- begrudge: to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure [begrudge money] [begrudged the weeks spent away from home]
- sewage: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
- levy: the imposition or collection of an assessment; 課稅
- public hearings: 公聽會
- stage-manage: to arrange or direct from behind the scenes;
- accountable: 1 : subject to giving an account : ANSWERABLE [held her accountable for the damage]
2 : capable of being accounted for : EXPLAINABLE
synonyms see RESPONSIBLE
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