China is criticized as the great global polluter and user of scarce resources. But in one almost completely overlooked respect it has done far more than any of the rest of the countries to overcome both problems. This is its one-child policy. If not for that policy, China today would have to feed, clothe and accommodate an estimated extra 300 million to 400 million people--more than the entire population of Western Europe. The strain on world resource supplies and the environment would have been unbearable.作者: tt0yy 时间: 2008-9-16 09:41
“……an estimated extra 300 million to 400 million people--more than the entire population of Western Europe. ”
这句话的意思是:要为额外的3至4亿的人提供食物、衣服和住房,这些人口超过了西欧总人口。(西欧总人口不到3-4亿)
而不是“超过西欧总人口3至4亿”作者: tt0yy 时间: 2008-9-17 14:29