MODULE 4    Sandstorms in Asia

模块4   亚洲的沙尘暴

Sandstorms in Asia

亚洲的沙尘暴

　　Sandstorms have been a major①disaster for many Asian countries for centuries.

    几世纪以来，沙尘暴一直是亚洲许多国家的主要灾难。

Scientists have tried many ways to solve this problem and in China, a mass campaign②  

科学家曾尝试多种方法来解决这个问题，在中国，为了帮助解决这个  

①major  adj.“主要的”。major还可做动词，major in表示“专修”。

②compain   n.“战役；活动”。注意区别：war“战争”；campaign“战役”；fight“战斗”。a mass campaign“大规模的活动”。

has been started to help solve it.

问题一个大规模的活动已经开始。

　　Sandstorms are strong, dry winds that carry sand. They are often so thick that

    沙尘暴是携带沙粒的强大而干燥的风，它们经常是那么浓，    

you cannot see the sun, and the wind is so metimes strong enough to move sand dunes

你看不到太阳，有时风大到足够能移动沙丘。

①. The four main places in the world where there are sandstorms are Central Asia,

世界上四个主要的沙尘暴多发区是中亚、

North America, Central Africa and Australia. Ren Jianbo, from Inner Mongolia described

北美、中非和澳洲。来自内蒙古的任建波描述了