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From Rose Greenhouses to Data Centers: Will Kenya Repeat the “Greenhouse Effect”?
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shàngshì jì世纪kěn ní yà肯尼亚nài wǎ shā奈瓦沙yīn wèi因为wēn shì温室zhòng huā种花hěnyǒu míng有名hěnduōgōng sī公司zàinà lǐ那里zhǒngméi guī玫瑰dài lái带来lehěnduōgōng zuò工作jī huì机会

In the last century, Naivasha in Kenya became famous for greenhouse flower growing. Many companies grew roses there, which also created many jobs.

dànhòu lái后来rén men人们fā xiàn发现zhè lǐ这里yǒubù shǎo不少wèn tí问题bǐ rú比如gōng rén工人dài yù待遇bù hǎo不好yòngshuǐtàiduōhuán jìng环境shòuyǐng xiǎng影响gōng sī公司shǎojiāoshuì

But later, people found that there were also many problems here, such as poor treatment of workers, heavy water use, environmental damage, and companies paying too little tax.

xiàn zài现在xīndebiàn huà变化yòulái le来了

Now, new changes are coming again.

wēi ruǎn微软G42jì huà计划zàinài wǎ shā奈瓦沙ào ěr kǎ lǐ yà奥尔卡里亚jiàn shè建设dà xíng大型shù jù数据zhōng xīn中心tóu zī投资hěnduōqiánháishuōhuìtuī dòng推动shù zì数字jīng jì经济fā zhǎn发展

Microsoft and G42 plan to build a large data center in Olkaria, Naivasha. They will invest a lot of money and say it will promote the digital economy.

kě shì可是bù shǎo不少kěn ní yà rén肯尼亚人dān xīn担心shù jù数据zhōng xīn中心suī rán虽然yòngdì rè地热zhè zhǒng这种lǜ sè绿色néng yuán能源dànxū yào需要dà liàng大量shuǐdiànháikě néng可能yǐng xiǎng影响tǔ dì土地huán jìng环境pǔ tōng rén普通人deshēng huó生活

However, many Kenyans worry that although data centers use green energy such as geothermal power, they also need large amounts of water and electricity, and may affect land, the environment, and ordinary people's lives.

rú guǒ如果dà gōng sī大公司shǎo jiāo shuì少交税huò zhě或者rào kāi绕开běn dì本地diàn lì电力xì tǒng系统yòng gōng用工zhì dù制度guó jiā国家mín zhòng民众dé dào得到dehǎo chù好处kě néng可能bù duō不多

If large companies pay little tax, or bypass the local power system and labor rules, the benefits for the country and its people may be limited.

hěnduōréndān xīn担心guò qù过去huā huì花卉chǎn yè产业chū xiàn出现dewèn tí问题jīn tiān今天kě néng可能huìzàishù jù数据zhōng xīn中心shàngzài cì再次fā shēng发生

Many people worry that the problems seen in the flower industry in the past may happen again today with data centers.

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