As the advanced nations of the world went through this process, they often found that the price paid for the death of a river far outweighs the benefits of economic growth. Today, we in Taiwan are pursuing that same disastrous course.
類似的經驗，在許多先進國家的發展過程裡，都曾發生過，他們往往發覺河川死亡所帶來的痛苦，遠遠超過經濟成長的所得，今天，我們也重蹈了先進國家的覆轍。