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BBC每周英语小报第51期:Greeks cut forests to stay warm 希腊民众砍树取暖

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bbc learning english story of the week 每周一报 30 january 2013 :greeks cut forests to stay warm 希腊民众砍树取暖

transcript 英语文字稿带中文翻译:

greece's mount olympus is experiencing a rise in unauthorised logging.
希腊的奥林匹斯山正在经受不断上升的非法砍伐活动。

it's estimated over 100,000 trees have been felled illegally.
据估算已经有到达 10 万棵树被非法砍下。

with fuel prices soaring and temperatures dropping, many people are turning to wood to heat their homes.
近日,希腊燃油价格猛涨,气温巨降,很多民众只能靠非法砍伐树木来取暖。

wood markets are thriving but not all sources of wood are legitimate.
原木和生火用柴经销商的生意很是红火,不过不是所有木材的来源都合法正当。

racketeers are among those who have been caught taking trees from the home of greece's ancient gods.
一些不法经销商被查出正从这座希腊古神居住的山上非法砍伐。

英语词汇:
logging 砍伐(名词)
felled 被砍倒
soaring 猛增
thriving 红火的,兴旺的
racketeers 通过非法活动谋取钱财的人