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Green Orchids
綠色的蘭花
Read this story from a book on environmental issues.
讀這個(gè)選自一本書中有關(guān)環(huán)境問題的故事。
Life is a series of choices, and we cannot always foresee the consequences.
生活就是一系列的選擇，我們不可能總是預(yù)見到結(jié)果。
Harry Saleem, an obese man with too much money and power, faced a choice.
哈里·薩利姆有錢有勢(shì)、身體臃腫，他正面臨著一次選擇。
Outside his office waited his personal doctor, bringing him vital news about the only medicine that could save his life.
他的私人醫(yī)生在辦公室外等著，他帶來了重要的消息，那是有關(guān)唯一救他性命的藥物。
On the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important matter of business.
在世界的另一端，他的一個(gè)工程師正等著他給一件生意上的大事拿主意。
His secretary asked whether she could bring the doctor in. The billionaire businessman made his decision.
秘書問他要不要叫醫(yī)生進(jìn)來，這個(gè)億萬富商作出了決定。
'No, let the fool wait,' growled Saleem. 'Business comes first.'
“不，讓那個(gè)笨蛋等著，”薩里姆吼道，“生意第一。”
Despite the health problems caused by his huge weight, he was still obsessed with making money.
盡管過度肥胖引發(fā)了他的健康問題，但他仍然癡迷于賺錢。
He raised a fat finger, and one of his staff hurried to switch on a large television set.
他翹起一根肥胖的手指，他的一個(gè)部下趕緊打開一個(gè)大電視。
The screen flashed to life, and Saleem's engineer appeared.
屏幕閃出了影子，薩里姆的工程師出現(xiàn)了。
The man talked by satellite directly to his master although they were thousands of miles apart.
盡管相隔數(shù)千英里，工程師通過衛(wèi)星直接和他的老板交談。
'It's all ready to blow, Mr Saleem,' he said. 'Just say the word.'
“準(zhǔn)備好可以爆炸了，薩里姆先生，”他說，“就等您發(fā)話了。”
His engineer was standing above Pakan Valley in South America. A few months ago, it had been a rainforest.
他的工程師正站在南美洲的拉堪山谷上。幾個(gè)月前，拉堪山谷還是一片雨林。
Then Saleem's men had come, cutting down all the valuable trees and forcing the villagers to move out.
然后，薩里姆的員工來了，他們砍掉了所有珍貴的樹木，并迫使村民們搬走。
Across the bottom of the valley, a dam had been built.
橫跨山谷底部的一個(gè)大壩筑成了。
This would provide power for the factories which Saleem planned to build in the area.
它將為薩利姆計(jì)劃在該地區(qū)建造的工廠提供電力。
The factories would bring him vast profits.
這些工廠將會(huì)帶給他豐厚的利潤(rùn)。
