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* The Three Gorges Dam 海南华侨中学 梁小美 Sun Yat-sen Sun Yet-sen, who was the leader of the 1911 revolution, first suggested the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919. He had a dream. He dreamed of … He dreamed of a dam across the Yangtze River. Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges. dam stop flood He dreamed of a dam to stop flood till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges. The power of the Yangtze River, which is the world’s third longest river, has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam. use 瞿塘峡 The First Gorge Qutang Gorge 巫　峡 The Second Gorge Wu Gorge 西　陵　峡 The ThirdGorge Xi Ling Gorge Both Mao Zedong and Sun Yet-sen dreamed of ________________. Now their dream has ________________. The construction of the dam does bring many advantages. For example, be begin with, ________________________. Moreover, ________________________. In addition, ______________________________. But at the same time, there have been many problems as well. First, ____________. Second, ________________________. Besides, ___________________. So whether the dam should be built or not remains a heated discussion all over the world. dream of sth / doing sth梦想做某事 come true 实现 Construction project 建筑工程 The Grand Canal大运河 provide sth for sb provide sb with sth给某人提供某物 Three-quarters of 四分之三 global warming全球变暖 equal to相当于 historical sites历史遗址 Han Watchtower汗望台 Moya cliff摩崖峭壁 New words narrow狭窄的 harness利用 region 地区 heat加热，取暖 generate electricity发电 relics遗迹 submerge淹没 remove迁移 The advantages of building the dam: It can control flooding in the central region of China. It can provide hydro-electric power for the central region of China. It can generate electricity without increasing global warming or causing so much air pollution like burning coal. The disadvantages of building the dam: ? submerge ? move ? flood 2 cities,11 counties,140 towns, more than 4,000 villages, many historical sites were flooded. more than