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The 1998 Postgraduate English Exam Reading Comprehension TEXT1 explanation is as follows: First paragraph: - “Few creations of big technology capture the imagination like giant dams.”：Among the major technological inventions, there were very few things that could stimulate people's imagination like large dams. - “Perhaps it is humankind ’s long suffering at the mercy of flood and drought that makes the ideal of forcing the waters to do our bidding so fascinating.”：Perhaps it was the long suffering of floods and droughts that made the idea of harnessing the flood (making water flow as humans wished) so fascinating. - “But to be fascinated is also, sometimes, to be blind.”：But sometimes, being fascinated also meant being blind. - “Several giant dam projects threaten to do more harm than good.”：Some large-scale dam projects may have more disadvantages than benefits. Second paragraph: - “The lesson from dams is that big is not always beautiful.”：The lesson from the dam was that big was not always good. - “It doesn’t help that building a big, powerful dam has become a symbol of achievement for nations and people striving to assert themselves.”：It did not help that countries and people who tried to show off their power saw building large and influential dams as a symbol of achievement. - “Egypt ’s leadership in the Arab world was cemented by the Aswan High Dam.”：The Aswan High Dam consolidated Egypt's leading position in the Arab world. - “Turkey ’s bid for First World status includes the giant Ataturk Dam.”：Turkey's efforts to gain First World status included the construction of the Atatürk dam. ** Third paragraph **: - “But big dams tend not to work as intended.”：However, large dams often did not work as expected. - “The Aswan Dam, for example, stopped the Nile flooding but deprived Egypt of the fertile silt that floods left - all in return for a giant reservoir of disease which is now so full of silt that it barely generates electricity.”：For example, the Aswan High Dam stopped the flooding of the Nile River, but it also caused Egypt to lose the fertile silt left behind by the flood. In exchange, it was a huge reservoir that bred diseases. Now, the reservoir was filled with silt and could barely generate electricity. ** 4th paragraph **: - “And yet, the myth of controlling the waters persists.”：However, the misconception of controlling water (building dams to control water) still exists. - “This week, in the heart of civilized Europe, Slovaks and Hungarians stopped just short of sending in the troops in their contention over a dam on the Danube.”：This week, in the heart of civilized Europe, Slovakia and Victorians almost called out the army in a dispute over a dam on the Danube. - “The huge complex will probably have all the usual problems of big dams.”：This large-scale project (dam) might have all the common problems of large-scale dams. - “But Slovakia is bidding for independence from the Czechs, and now needs a dam to prove itself.”：But Slovakia were seeking independence from the Russians and now needed a dam to prove themselves. ** Fifth paragraph **: - “Meanwhile, in India, the World Bank has given the go - ahead to the even more wrong - headed Narmada Dam.”：Meanwhile, in India, the World Bank has approved the construction of the more problematic Narmada dam. - “And the bank has done this even though its advisors say the dam will cause hardship for the powerless and environmental destruction.”：Despite the World Bank's consultant pointing out that the dam would cause misery to the vulnerable and damage the environment, the bank did so. - “The benefits are for the powerful, but they are far from guaranteed.”：The benefits belonged to the powerful, but these benefits were far from guaranteed. ** Sixth paragraph **: - “Proper, scientific study of the impacts of dams and of the costs and benefits of controlling water can help to resolve these conflicts.”：A reasonable and scientific study of the impact of dams and the costs and benefits of water control could help resolve these conflicts. - “Hydroelectric power and flood control and irrigation are possible without building monster dams.”：Without building a large dam, it could also achieve hydraulic power generation, flood control, and irrigation. - “But when you are dealing with myths, it is hard to be either proper, or scientific.”：However, when it came to these misconceptions (the blind belief that building a dam was good, etc.), it was difficult to be reasonable or scientific. - “It is time that the world learned the lessons of Aswan.”：It was time for the world to learn the lesson of the Aswan High Dam. - “You don’t need a dam to be saved.”：People don't need a dam to save them (themselves or certain situations). <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>

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1 To be or not to be that is the question - from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 2 If you want to go fast go alone If you want to go far go together - from The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald 3 The most important thing in life is not how many times you get into bed with someone but how many times you get out of bed - from 1984 by George Orwell 4 You can't make someone like you - from The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you're gonna get - from To Build a Fire by Toyoko Raizaki 6 If you want to know what love is just look at how much you care about someone - from The Sound of Music by Maria Montessori Life is too short to hold onto anger and too long to hold onto hatred- from The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 8 If you want to know what true love is just look at how much you share with someone - from To Build a Fire by Toyoko Raizaki 9 If you want to succeed work hard and never give up - from The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger 10 You can't change the past but you can change your attitude towards it - from 1984 by George Orwell

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