10/05/2018, 10:45
VOA Report: Expanded Suez Canal to Open in August
Xem bản tin dưới đây và luyện đọc lại nhé. Các bạn luyện đọc lại theo Transcript này nhé. From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Egyptian officials are making plans to open a newly-expanded Suez Canal on August 6. Officials say the “new” canal ...
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From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Egyptian officials are making plans to open a newly-expanded Suez Canal on August 6. Officials say the “new” canal will more than double the waterway’s earnings over the next 10 years. But some experts say the project alone will not be able to turn around Egypt’s economy.
Admiral Mohab Mohamed Hussien Mameesh heads the Suez Canal Authority. He says the project will cut in half the amount of time it takes to travel through the Suez Canal. He says this time savings will lower costs for shippers. The expansion of the canal means two ships will be able to sail by each other. Now, there is only enough room for one ship to pass through the waterway. The Suez Canal connects Europe and Asia. The canal earned $5.5 billion for Egypt last year. Admiral Mameesh says less than 10 years from now, the expanded canal will earn $13 billion a year. Professor Andrew Lambert teaches naval history at King’s College in London. He says the success of the canal will depend on the health of the world’s shipping industry. He says that is something Egypt cannot control. And he says even if the expanded canal is successful, he does not think it will improve the lives of average Egyptians. People in Egypt are facing rising poverty rates and prices. The economy is slowly recovering from recent financial and political unrest. But officials say the economy is growing. And they say the canal is just one project that will both increase foreign investment in Egypt and create income for the country.
