VOA慢速英语2016 柬埔寨渔民深受老挝大坝困扰

Fishermen in Cambodia Hurt by New Dam in Laos 柬埔寨渔民深受老挝大坝困扰

Fishermen on the Mekong River in Cambodia say they are being hurt by dams being built in Laos. They say they are catching 1 fewer, and smaller, fish. The fishermen blame illegal fishing with electric nets, overfishing, climate change and drought.

柬埔寨湄公河流域的渔民说，他们的生活被建在老挝的水坝影响。他们表示捕到的鱼越来越少，越来越小。他们谴责用电网非法捕鱼和过度捕捞的行为，谴责气候变化和干旱等问题。

Man Mat is the son of a fisherman.He says, “the fish are getting smaller and smaller.My father catches five to 15 kilograms a day when before it was 100 to 200 kilograms.In 10 years, there’ll be no more fish left.”

曼马是渔民的儿子。他说：“捕到的鱼越来越少，越来越小。我父亲之前每天能捕捞100到200千克的鱼，如今每天只有5到15千克。十年后，这里就再也没有鱼了。”

In 2012, officials in Laos announced plans to build the $3.8 billion Xayaburi dam although scientists and environmental activists 2 opposed the project.The officials then announced they would build a $300 million dam.

2012年，老挝官员宣布计划投资38亿修建沙耶武里大坝，但科学家及环保学家都反对这一项目。之后老挝官员表示投资3亿修建水坝。

Last month, the government of Laos decided 3 to build a third dam in the country’s north. The $1.88 billion project would be part of a plan to sell electricity to neighboring countries -- especially China.China also has built dams across the Mekong River in its territory.

上个月，老挝政府决定在其国家北部修建第三座大坝。这项耗资18.8亿美元的项目作为计划的一部分，旨在向周边国家售电，尤其是卖给中国。中国也在其领土内的湄公河流域修建了大坝。

The fisheries research and development newsletter “Catch and Culture” reports on fishing in the Mekong area.It says the total fish harvest from the Mekong River and its lower delta 4 was valued at $11 billion in 2015.About 70 million people depend on those fish.Their food security is a major cause of tension between Cambodia and Vietnam.

渔业研究与发展通讯“捕捉和文化”报道了湄公河区域的渔业状况。报告显示2015年湄公河流域及下三角洲的渔业收获总值达到110亿美元。七千万人靠这些鱼生存。这些渔民的食品安全是造成柬埔寨和越南两国关系紧张的主要原因。

Over the last 20 years, the number of people who depend upon the Mekong River and its delta area has increased by at least 10 million people.This has increased the demand for fish and has led to something scientists call “fishing down.”That is when large fish are no longer being caught.They are being replaced by smaller fish that fishermen used to reject and return to the river.

近20年来，依靠湄公河及其三角洲流域生存的人增加了1000万。因此对鱼的需求量大大增加，造成所谓的“大鱼灭绝”理论。这个理论是指大型的鱼再也捕捉不到了。人们只能捕捉小一点的鱼，过去渔民都不捕这些小鱼，并将其放回河流。

VOA spoke 5 to two fishermen who said they used to catch up to 300 kilograms of fish a day, but now they catch about 20 kilograms if they are lucky.

VOA采访了两名渔民，他们说过去一天可以捕捉300千克的鱼，如今幸运的话，也只能捕到20千克。

Laos, however, says it will not change its plans.The country wants to build 11 dams across the Mekong River and 123 across the country.

然而老挝表示不会改变计划。他们计划在湄公河流域修建11座大坝，在全国修建123座大坝。

Words in This Story

nets – n. a device made of string or rope that is designed to catch things

drought – n. an extreme lack of rain