双语｜特工／动漫／非洲的“绿色长城”，BBC英语大破解(2)

of the environment and offers some shade so there is less need for a lot of watering.
The project is planting drought-resistant
acacia trees. The tree roots hold the water in the soil so formerly dry wells have filled up again.
Absaman Moudouba - Village Chief
Before, there was widespread drought and hunger here. Then the tree planting took place and then a garden for the women to grow crops. Before people used to migrate but nowadays they just follow the line of the Great Green Wall for jobs. They no longer leave.
The project, which began in 2007, is expected to cost a total of eight billion dollars. The Green Wall is still years from completion, but the World Bank, the United Nations, the African Union and the UK Botanical Gardens have all pledged money to continue planting.
非洲正在建造一面巨大的“树墙”。它将横跨整个非洲大陆，试图对抗气候变化带来的影响。这面“树墙”被称为“非洲的绿色长城”，但是这座“长城”会如人们所预期的，抵御气候变化吗？
这座“长城”跨越11个国家，长达8000公里，宽为15公里。到目前为止，塞内加尔已经种植了1100万棵树，成果颇丰。
这位村长说，“绿墙”正在扭转荒漠化。
阿布萨曼
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