As for the tall buildings that stand on land reclaimed from river beds, or the villas and apartment blocks that have gnawed holes in our mountainsides, however deep their foundations and however costly their building materials it is hard to believe they are safe.
再看都會許多河川新生地上的高層建物，即使地基打得再深，也難保牢固；把山坡啃得一塊塊傷的別墅高樓，即使建材再好，也難說安全；而這些都是造成台灣土石惡流的遠因、近因。