台灣常發生天災，颱風天或午後雷陣雨時，常會造成山上的石頭或泥沙被沖刷下來。我們認為土石流是人為的問題，台灣濫墾濫伐問題嚴重，許多人砍伐山上的樹木後，賣掉木頭賺錢，並在山上種植蔬果。然而…

土石流tǔshíliú: mudslide; landslide

天災 tiānzāi: natural disaster

午後雷陣雨 wǔhòu léizhènyǔ: thundershower in the afternoon

泥沙 ní shā: mud and sand; silt

沖刷 chōngshuā: (rain) cause (mud, silt, stones..etc) to flow; (rain) wash away (mud, silt, stones..etc)

人為問題 rénwéi wèntí: human-made problems

濫墾 làn kěn: excessively cultivate; cultivating in areas where soil conservation should be maintained

濫伐 làn fá: illegal logging; deforestation; to denude (forestry)

砍伐 kǎnfá: to cut down (trees); to log

木頭 mùtou: wood

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