▍原文 A Chinese woman who has spent decades planting trees in the deserts of Inner Mongolia has contacted an American man who donated US$5,000 to support her work years ago. She has invited him to visit a forest that grew from the saplings bought using his donation. Yin Yuzhen, 60, was recognized as a National Model Worker in 2000 for her long-term efforts to fight desertification. According to Yin, those saplings have now grown into more than 50,000 mature trees. ▍語言點 A has contacted B 人物A已經與人物B取得了聯系 decade /ˈdekeɪd/ n. 十年 donate /ˈdoʊneɪt/ v. 捐贈 sapling /ˈsæplɪŋ/ n. 樹苗 donation /doʊˈneɪʃn/ n. 捐贈的物品或資金 be recognized as 被認可、被授予......稱號 National Model Worker 全國勞動模範 desertification /dɪˌzɜːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ n. 抗擊荒漠化”。 這個詞由desert（沙漠）+ fication（……化）構成，意思是“土地變成沙漠的過程”。 according to somebody 據某人所說 mature trees 成年樹、成熟樹木 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨...