Unit4Manandnature讀寫教程4Earthprovidesenoughtosatisfyeveryman’sneeds,butnoteveryman’sgreed.—MahatmaGandhi(Indianpolitician)SectionCStoriesofChina新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4Agreenfinishline

InChina’spersistenteffortstofightagainstdesertification(沙漠化),WangWenbiao,betterknownasthe“SonoftheDesert,”isplayinganexemplaryrole.WangisthechairmanoftheElionResourcesGroup,aChinesegreenenterprise.HelivesintheKubuqiDesert(庫布齊沙漠)inInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion.TheconstantexpansionofSectionCStoriesofChina新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4thedesertusedtoforcemanypeopletomigrate,whilethosewhostayedfacedpovertyandhardship.WhenWangwasyoung,hisdreamwastoleavethedesertaswell.However,forthepast30years,aschairmanoftheElionResourcesGroup,Wanghasdedicatedhislifeandworktothebattleagainstdesertification.Wangwasfirstmotivatedbyentrepreneurship.In1988,hegaveuphisstablejobasagovernmentclerkandventuredintobusiness,managinganear-bankruptsaltcompanyontheedgeofthedesert.SectionCStoriesofChina新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4Despitetherichsaltreservesinthelakebesidehisfactory,heconstantlyworriedaboutthecompany’soperationsasthedesertwasswallowingthelake.Wangsetupaspecialfundandassignedone-thirdofhisstafftoplanttreessurroundingthelake.Hisplanworked,andthesaltcompanymanagedtomakeasmallprofit.However,sincetherewasnoroadthroughthedeserttothenearesttrainstation,whichwas67kmaway,allthesalthadtobetransportedviaa350kmroute.HightransportcostsfurtherSectionCStoriesofChina新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4squeezedthealreadythinprofitmargins,whichmadethesaltcompanyhardtosustain.In1999,thankstogovernmenteffortstotamethedesert,a115kmhighwaythroughthemiddleofthedesertopenedtotraffic.Butunfortunately,thehighwaywasquicklyswallowedupbysand.Wangrealizedthattodoanybusinessinthedesert,hefirstneededtodealwiththesand.SectionCStoriesofChina新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4HerenamedhiscompanyElion,focusedoncurbingdesertification,anddevelopedabusinessmodeltogeneratebotheconomicandecologicalbenefits.Thegame-changerinhisbusinessmodelwaslicorice(甘草)farmingbecauselicoricegrowswellinthedesertandisoneofthemostwidelyusedmedicinalherbsintraditionalChinesemedicine.Moreover,theplantworkswellincurbingdesertification.Thebacterialivingintheplant’srootshaveaneffectthatincreasessoilfertility.SectionCStoriesofChina新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4Elionencouragedlocalpeopletogrowlicorice,providingthemwithlicoriceseedlings(幼苗),training,andothersupport.Whentheyharvestedtheroots,Wang’scompanyboughtthematafairprice.Throughthisbusinessmodel,thedesertchanged.Whenviewedfromafar,agreenfinishlinenowstretchesacrossthedesert.Asaresult,localresidentsalsomademoneyandbecamerich.SectionCStoriesofChina新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4Elion’sdesertbusinessnowcovershealthcare,environmentalprotection,cleanenergy,farmingandlivestock(牲畜),tourism,andanimalfeedprocessing.Toacknowledgehisgreatachievementincombattingdesertification,UNEPhonoredWangwiththeChampionsoftheEarthAward.SectionCTranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.改革開放以來，中國政府采取了一系列改善生態環境、保護生物多樣性的措施。許多重點生態工程得到推進或實施，一大批自然保護區（naturereserve）、生態示范區（ecologicaldemonstrationzone）和森林公園先后被設立。今后，我們還需要進一步提升生態系統的多樣性、穩定性、持續性，牢固樹立和踐行綠水青山就是金山銀山的理念，站在人與自然和諧共生的高度謀劃發展。新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4SectionCTranslationSincethereformandopeningup,theChinesegovernmenthastakenaseriesofmeasurestoimprovetheecologicalenvironmentandprotectbiodiversity.Manykeyecologicalprojectshavebeenadvancedorimplemented,andalargenumberofnaturereserves,ecologicaldemonstrationzonesandforestparkshavebeensuccessivelyestablished.Inthefuture,we

shouldfurtherenhancethediversity,stability,andsustainabilityofourecosystems.Weshouldupholdandactontheprinciplethatlucidwatersandlush新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4SectionCStoriesofChina新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4mountainsareinvaluableassets,andremembertomaintaintheharmonybetweenhumanityandnaturewhenplanningourdevelopment.Unitproject新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4Writingareportoncollegestudents’awarenessofenvironmentalprotectionItiswidelyrecognizedthatourplanetisnowchallengedbyahostofenvironmentalproblems.Restoringthehealthoftheearthisanimperativetask.Asindividuals,onethingwecandoistoimproveourconsciousnessofenvironmentalprotectionanddowhateverwecantohelpaccomplishthetask.Inthisunitproject,youwillworkinsmallgroupsandwriteareportonChinesecollegestudents’awarenessofenvironmentalprotection.SupposeyouaremembersoftheEnvironmentalProtectionClubatUnitproject新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程4Writingareportoncollegestudents’awarenessofenvironmentalprotectionyouruniversity.WiththecomingofWorldEnvironmentDay,youarerunningasurveytofindouthowconsciousyourcollegematesareofprotectingtheenvironment.Step1Workinsmallgroupsoffourorfiveanddesignaquestionnaireonenvironmentalprotection.Thefollowingaresomequestionsthatcanbeincluded.Addmorequestionsofyourown.Unitproject新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1?DoyouknowwhichdayisWorldEnvironmentDay??Doyouavoidlitteringinyourdailylife??Doyouavoidusingdisposablemealboxesandcho