[00:03.33]Unit 10 Money Lesson 3 Your money

[00:09.65]When less is more

[00:12.04]What can you do with 5 yuan?

[00:14.39]Not a lot, you may think.

[00:16.20]Well, if buying a bag of candies

[00:18.28]or cookies doesn't appeal to you,

[00:20.52]how about buying a tree instead?

[00:23.20]Yes, a tree along the banks of the Yellow River

[00:26.00]to be exact.

[00:27.83]Every year, approximately 1.6 billion tons

[00:30.96]of soil flows into the Yellow River,

[00:33.66]China's second longest river.

[00:35.90]The soil contains materials to keep the natural

[00:38.28]balance of the area.

[00:39.95]Over time, a lot of soil has been removed,

[00:42.82]which has caused serious erosion of the land

[00:45.54]along the River.

[00:46.81]In some areas in Shanxi Province,

[00:49.04]this has destroyed almost all the land,

[00:51.54]and has forced many local farmers

[00:53.69]to move to other areas.

[00:56.45]It is a huge job

[00:57.65]to control Yellow River erosion.

[01:00.02]Many people believe this kind of work

[01:02.26]is best done by government

[01:04.02]or international organizations.

[01:06.67]You may agree with this point of view.

[01:08.61]If so, it is time for you to think again.

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