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Many people in Hanoi have expressed anger about the government’s plan to cut down thousands of the city’s trees. They have protested around the city and on social media. A Facebook page titled “6,700 people for 6,700 trees” set up last Tuesday has already received nearly 50,000 "likes."
The plan, at the cost of $3.4 million, involved cutting down 6,700 of Hanoi’s trees. According to the newspaper Thanh Nien, the trees, more than a quarter of all the trees in the city, are considered dangerous and unattractive. The newspaper questioned what would be done with the timber – or wood from the trees. Timber is considered highly valuable in Vietnam.
Last Friday, after 500 trees had already been cut, the chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee announced that the tree-cutting plan would be suspended.
On Sunday, about 500 people held hands outside a park in Hanoi to protest the plan. They wore special t-shirts and carried signs with the words “Tree Hugs Hanoi.”
Protester Duc Anh said many people were worried about the plan. He said Hanoians and tourists love the city’s trees for many reasons. They are good for the environment. He also said many people feel an emotional connection to the trees. Many of the trees are as old as his grandparents.
On Facebook, many Hanoians wrote about the trees’ special place in the city, as well. Student Vu Thanh Phong said the trees were one of Hanoi’s great assets. He said the trees are part of what makes Hanoi unique. Without them, the city would not be as special.
About a quarter of Vietnam’s population uses Facebook. The site has become a powerful tool for social change. Several protesters at the Tree Hug event wore t-shirts connected to a different campaign, which also began on social media. The campaign called on officials in central Vietnam to stop a plan to build a cable car in Son Doong, one of the world’s largest caves.
Thanh Thu was part of that campaign. He said the attention on Facebook helped make the government rethink the project.
“When they considered the factor of environment and economy and they saw that Son Doong should be protected ... they will not build anything until 2030,” he said.
Thanh Thu says he hopes social media campaigns like this will encourage people to think more about other people. He hopes people will become more active in protecting the environment.
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词汇解释
1.timber n. 木材；木料
The sun checks timber.
太阳会晒裂木材。
2.cable car （美）缆车
Why not view the wild scenery from the cable car?
为什么不在缆车里观赏田野风光呢?
参考译文
河内有很多人对政府准备砍掉该市数千棵树的计划表示愤怒，他们在该市以及社交媒体上进行抗议。上周二，脸书上一个标题为“6700人保护6700棵树”的页面已经得到近5万个赞。
这项耗资340万美元的计划将砍掉河内6700棵树，《越南青年报》报道称该市四分之一以上的树被视为危险且不美观。该报对木材的用途进行了质疑，在越南，木材被视为很有价值的东西。
上周五，在500棵树被砍倒后，河内人民委员会主席宣布暂停砍树计划。
周日，大约500人在河内一个公园外手挽手抗议该计划，他们身穿特制的体恤衫，举着写着“树木拥抱河内”的牌子。
抗议者Duc Anh说，很多人担心该计划，他说河内人和旅游者热爱该市的树木，原因很多，树木对环境有益，他还说，很多人对树木很有感情，很多树木像他的祖父那样古老。
在脸书上，很多河内人写到树木对该市的特殊意义。学生Vu Thanh Phong说树木是河内的宝贵资产之一，他说树木让河内变得独一无二，没有了树木，这座城市将不再那么特别。
约有四分之一的越南人使用脸书，这个网站成为社会变革的有力工具。在“树木拥抱”活动中，几名抗议者身穿另一起运动的体恤衫，这个运动也是从社交媒体上兴起的。该运动呼吁越南中部地区的官员停止在世界上最大的洞穴之一的Son Doong建造缆车的计划。
Thanh Thu参加了这项活动，他说脸书上关注让政府重新考虑该项目。
“当他们考虑到环境和经济因素，看到Son Doong应该受保护，就会在2030年之前建造什么了。”
Thanh Thu说他希望像这样的社交媒体运动能鼓励人们更多地考虑到他人，他希望人们能更加积极保护环境。
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