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Business Matters: Serengeti special 29 Nov 13

Fri, 29 Nov 13

A special edition of the programme in which we're going to be looking at the conflict between economic development on the one hand - what is sometimes called progress - and the desire to preserve what we have left of the natural world. Are the two irreconcilable¹? We visit one of the most spectacular wilderness² areas on the planet: Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, where they want to build a tarmac road around the perimeter³. But where might that eventually lead? ....is development the highway to a brighter future...or a potential road to ruin...?

1 irreconcilable   

adj.（指人）难和解的，势不两立的

参考例句：

• These practices are irreconcilable with the law of the Church.这种做法与教规是相悖的。
• These old concepts are irreconcilable with modern life.这些陈旧的观念与现代生活格格不入。

2 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

3 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。