2020年CRI Myanmar youth reap rewards from China-Myanmar cooperative projects

 

After being in operation for several years, the China-Myanmar Oil and Gas Pipeline¹ has helped to improve the lives of many people in Myanmar as well as create many opportunites for local youth.

The China-Myanmar Oil and Gas pipeline, which stretches across four provinces in Myanmar, serves as an important energy artery² for the country. Khant Nyar, who has the Chinese name Mao Shuai, is a graduate of Mechanical and Electronical Engineering. He's been working on the project since 2012.

"The reason I chose to work here is that there was no oil and gas pipeline transmission technology in Myanmar, I wanted to learn this kind of knowledge."

At first, Khant Nyar didn't know much about how these kinds of pipelines³ worked, and he didn't speak any Chinese. Fortunately, the project offered him the opportunity to study Chinese at Yangon University of Foreign Languages. Khant Nyar was also given training at China Southwest Petroleum⁴ University on the technical aspects of pipeline operations. He now works alongside a Chinese supervisor⁵ at the Mandalay Branch of China-Myanmar Oil and Gas Pipeline Project.

Khant Nyar is also a member of the team that patrols the pipeline non-stop all year round. Safety is top priority for the project. That's why there is a team of professional engineers and ground staff who patrol the more than one-and-a-half thousand kilometers of pipeline.

"People aren't allowed to plant trees, set fires, or build fences in certain areas surrounding the pipelines. Some local residents don't understand why, so we have to explain it to them in detail to gain their understanding and support."

So far, the project has created millions of jobs. And the China National Petroleum Corporation has as well donated tens of millions of U.S. dollars for the construction of schools, clinics, and water supply systems for the rural communities living alongside the pipelines. And natural gas is delivered to a power plant in Kyaukphyu, which has helped to ease the electricity shortage and brought down the cost of power in local communities.

1 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

2 artery   

n.干线，要道；动脉

参考例句：

• We couldn't feel the changes in the blood pressure within the artery.我们无法感觉到动脉血管内血压的变化。
• The aorta is the largest artery in the body.主动脉是人体中的最大动脉。

3 pipelines   

管道( pipeline的名词复数 )； 输油管道； 在考虑（或规划、准备） 中； 在酿中

参考例句：

• The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
• The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。

4 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

5 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。