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Pulping1 manufacturers and outdated paper-making factories in three cities and one district around Dongting Lake in Hunan Province will be removed by the end of 2018， while all paper mills2 will be closed by the end of 2019， reports Chinese state media Xinhua.

Often referred to as the“kidney of the Yangtze River”， the 2，820 sq km lake acts as a natural reservoir3 and helps to regulate the flow of the worlds third-longest river. It is also boasts a rich biodiversity4， including being home to Chinas endangered finless porpoise5.

About 18，000 people from the lakeside cities of Changde， Yiyang and Yueyang are employed in the local paper industry， but authorities6 state that they will not only help laid-off employees7 find new jobs but also transform the paper-making enterprises.

Chinas Hunan Provincial Bureau of Water Resources revealed that the lakes area has expanded almost 30 percent over the past 40 years due to local authorities returning farmland and relocating residents to make room for improved flood control capabilities.

據(jù)新華社報(bào)道，湖南洞庭湖周邊三個(gè)城市和一個(gè)地區(qū)的制漿廠和過(guò)時(shí)的造紙廠將于2018年底被淘汰，而所有造紙廠將于2019年年底關(guān)閉。

通常被稱為“長(zhǎng)江之腎”的2820平方公里的洞庭湖是一個(gè)天然水庫(kù)，有助于調(diào)節(jié)世界第三長(zhǎng)河的流量。它還擁有豐富的生物多樣性，比如它是中國(guó)瀕臨滅絕的江豚的棲息地。

常德、益陽(yáng)、岳陽(yáng)等湖濱城市約有1.8萬(wàn)人在當(dāng)?shù)卦旒埿袠I(yè)就業(yè)，但有關(guān)部門表示，他們不僅將幫助下崗員工找到新的工作，而且還將改造造紙企業(yè)。

中國(guó)湖南省水利局透露，由于地方當(dāng)局退耕還林，重新安置居民，為提高蓄洪能力騰出空間，過(guò)去40年來(lái)，湖區(qū)面積擴(kuò)大了近30%。

1. pulping [ ] n. [紙] 制漿 2. mill [ ] n. 工廠；制造廠

3. reservoir [ ] n. 水庫(kù)；蓄水池 4. biodiversity [ ] n. 生物多樣性

5. finless porpoise 江豚，江豬 6. authority [ ] n. 權(quán)威；權(quán)力；當(dāng)局

7. laid-off employee 下崗職工

Discussion議一議：

1. What do you think of the plan to control the paper industry around Dongting Lake？ 你對(duì)控制洞庭湖周邊造紙業(yè)的計(jì)劃有什么樣的看法？

2. What will you do to protect the environment and the animals？ 你會(huì)做些什么來(lái)保護(hù)環(huán)境和動(dòng)物？

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