双语｜特工／动漫／非洲的“绿色长城”，BBC英语大破解

双语剪，未来开！
第 19 期
一、视频课
T脑特工队动漫
01:57
趣味动漫
疯狂动物城
九
BBC英语大破解
Africa"s Great Green Wall
非洲的“绿色长城”
要点
有关“The environment 环境”的词汇
问题
Which kind of trees are drought-resistant?
文稿
Africa is building a giant wall - of trees. It stretches across the entire continent, in a bid to help fight the effects of climate change. It’s called the Great Green Wall - but can it work?
The wall spans 11 countries - measuring 8,000 kilometres long and 15 kilometres wide. So far, Senegal has made the best progress by planting 11 million trees.
This village chief says the Green Wall is reversing desertification
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Absaman Moudouba - Village Chief
When there were no trees, the wind used to dig up and erode
the soil but it is more protected now. The leaves provide compost and the canopy increases the humidity