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1、高中英语VOA常速听力2012年08月合辑（文本）Wind-Power-Fans-Development-in-Kenyan-Desert素材Afewyearsago,aDutchmanwithadreamwalkedintoagovernmentofficeinNairobi.InhishandhecarriedanapplicationformtoleaselandnearLakeTurkanainKenya¡¯sisolatednorth-east.WindturbinessimilartotheseinCaliforni
2、a'sYuccaValleyregionaresoongoingtobepartofAfrica'slargestwindfarm,innorthernKenya[Photo:AP]CarlovanWageningenrecalled,¡°Thecommissioneroflandshimselfhadneverbeenthereandhedidn¡¯tknowwhatvaluetogivetothisland,andIrememberhimaskingme,¡®Wouldyoubringmesomepicturesofthis
3、areaplease?¡¯Sowedid;webroughthimabout20picturesoftheareaandwhenhelookedatithesaid[incredulously],¡®WhatareyougoingtodoTHERE?¡¯¡±Theentrepreneur,whohaslivedinKenyaforthepast23years,toldthegovernmentofficial,¡°Wearegoingtobuildapowerplanttomakeelectricitywiththewind.¡
4、±VanWageningensaidthecommissionerhadstaredathimasifhewerecrazy.¡°Thenhesaid,¡®Howmuchofthislanddoyouwanttolease?¡¯AndIsaid,¡®Ahundredandfiftythousandacres.¡¯Andtothathereplied,¡®Wouldyoulike300[thousandacres]?¡¯¡±Thebusinessmansaidthestoryindicatedtheperceived¡°worth
5、lessness¡±inKenyaofthecountry¡¯saridnorth,aharshdesertwheretemperaturesoftentop100degreesF[40degreesC].Theregionishometolittlemorethanscorpions,afewnomadicgroupsandtheircattleandcamels.Butit¡¯salsothesceneofaphenomenonthat¡¯sunsurpassedelsewhereintheworld¨Canaturalwo
6、nderthat¡¯ssettodrivethebiggestrenewableenergyprojectyetseeninAfrica.FishingtripssparkmassivepowerprojectVanWageningenisthechairmanofLakeTurkanaWindPower[LTWP],aconsortiumofseveralinternationalfirms,includingDutchcompanyKP&PAfricaB.V.,AldwychInternationalandtheIndust
7、rialDevelopmentCorporationofSouthAfrica.ThesitewheretheLakeTurkanaWindPowerprojectistobebuilt[Photo:LTWP]TheLTWPproject,whichwillbethelargestsinglewindfarmonthecontinent,aimstoprovide300megawatts[MW]ofreliable,low-costelectricitytoKenya¨Cequivalenttoabout20percentoft
8、hecountry¡¯selectricityneeds.-5-BackedbytheWorldBankandtheAfricanDevelopmentBank,atacostofalmost$720milliondollarsitwillbethelarges
