文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。埃及政府想要在尼罗河上建一座新大坝,由于人们的抗议和文物保护问题,他们面临着巨大挑战,但在委员会的努力下,他们找到了解决方案,并获得了国内外的捐款,这个挑战迎刃而解。
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In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted 1 (build) a new dam across the Nile, 2 led to protests. Faced with the big challenge, the government had to turn 3 the United Nations for help.
A committee 4 (establish) to prevent the loss of cultural relics. They asked for contributions from different 5 (department) and raised funds within the international community. After investigating the issue and 6 (conduct) several tests, they made a proposal that temples and other cultural sites 7 (take) down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together in a place where they were safe from the water.
Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and 8 (count) cultural relics and fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project. The project was 9 great success, and proved that big challenges can sometimes lead to great solutions. The countries learnt that 10 was possible for them to work together to build a better tomorrow.