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AZUZ: About 2,000 miles southwest of Hong Kong, we come to Jakarta. It's currently¹ the capital of Indonesia, but it's not going to stay that way. Jakarta is sinking. The main cause is that too much of the city's ground water has been pumped out. It's used for everything from bathing to industry. And when ground water is removed, the earth above it sinks. Another issue is that Jakarta sits on swampy² ground to begin with and it borders the Java Sea. That makes it vulnerable³ to flooding. Combine that with constant traffic congestion⁴, air pollution and rapid growth — an estimated⁵ 10 million people live in Jakarta — and you have a burden, that Indonesia's president says, "is too big for a capital to bear."

So what now? The country's going to build a new one. At a cost of $34 billion, Indonesia plans to transform a jungle covered area on eastern Borneo Island into the nation's new capital. Borneo is the third largest island in the world. It's mostly owned by Indonesia. Though, some parts belong to Malaysia and Brunei. The new Indonesian capital would be several hundred miles away from Jakarta, across the Java sea.

1 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

2 swampy   

adj.沼泽的，湿地的

参考例句：

• Malaria is still rampant in some swampy regions.疟疾在一些沼泽地区仍很猖獗。
• An ox as grazing in a swampy meadow.一头牛在一块泥泞的草地上吃草。

3 vulnerable   

adj.易受伤的，脆弱的，易受攻击的

参考例句：

• He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable.她看上去很脆弱，他就主动去保护她。
• The company is in an economically vulnerable position.该公司目前经济状况不稳定。

4 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

5 estimated   

adj．根据估计的

参考例句：

• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
• The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。