For the first thirty miles the red earth road wound its way through the lowland forest, the giant trees standing in solid ranks alongside and their branches entwined in an archway of leaves above us.

在最初的三十英里里，红土路蜿蜒穿过低地森林，高大的树木整齐地排列在我们的两旁，它们的枝桠在我们头顶上交错成一个树叶拱门。

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Heaven and earth road is the road of life.

天地之路其实就是人生的路。

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Earth road Unsurfaced road made entirely out of earth.

完全用土建成、未铺路面的道路。

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As the clean-up and recovery consumes what stock is in place for earth movers, road graders and other heavy equipment for construction and infrastructure is put to work, the long lead-time required to build and deliver these machines may be a boon for companies like Caterpillar and its partners.

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Key figures from the groups which include Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have said the road is unnecessary and should not have been approved.

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Andy Atkins, executive director of Friends of the Earth, said the road would cause more pollution, damage the environment and do little to boost the economy.

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