UNIT 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE Reading and Thinking 【教材原文】 FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society.①There comes a time ②when the old must give way to<1> the new, and ③it is not possible to preserve<2> everything from our past ④as we move towards the future.⑤Finding and keeping the right balance<3> between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to<4> great solutions.In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam<5> across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area.But the proposal<6> led to protests<7>. Water from the dam would likely<8> damage a number of<9> temples and destroy cultural relics ⑥that were an important part of Egypt's cultural heritage.After listening to ⑦the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to<10> the United Nations for help in 1959. A committee<11> was established<12> to limit<13> damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent<14> the loss<15> of cultural relics.The group asked for contributions<16> from different departments<17> and raised funds<18> within<19> the international community.Experts investigated<20> the issue<21>，conducted<22> several tests，and then made a proposal for ⑧how the buildings could be saved.Finally, a document<23> was signed, and the work began in 1960. The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world.Temples and other cultural sites were taken down<24> piece by piece, and then moved and put back<25> together again in a place ⑨where they were safe from the water.In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple.Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless<26> cultural relics.Fifty countries donated<27> nearly $80 million to the project. When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great success<28>.Not only had the countries found a path to<29> the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow. The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive<30> today.Perhaps the best example is shown by UNESCO, which runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from disappearing<31> .If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the global community can sometimes provide a solution. 【词汇注解】 <1>give way to 让步；屈服 <2>preserve vt.保存；保护；维持 n．保护区 <3>balance n．平衡；均匀 vt.使平衡 ※keep balance 保持平衡 <4>lead to 导致(to是介词) <5>dam n．水坝；拦河坝 <6>proposal n．提议；建议 <7>protest n．抗议 vi.&vt.(公开)反对；抗议 <8>likely adj.可能的adv.可能地 <9>a number of 一些……；许多…… <10>turn to 向……求助 <11>committee n．委员会 <12>establish vt.建立；创立 <13>limit n．限度；限制vt.限制； ... ...
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