For example, since the mudslides caused by Typhoon Herb, the Council of Agriculture has required farmers who grow areca palms to plant deep-rooted shrubs between them to stabilize the soil, and has provided saplings for this purpose. But mostly the result has been that the palms have grown well while the shrubs have withered and died.
舉一個例子，自賀伯引發的土石流之害後，農委會大量供給並要求種植檳榔的農家，也要間或種植根深可涵固水土的山坡植被樹苗，但通常的結果是檳榔長得好，雜樹苗卻枯萎凋零，無法發揮作用。