Elephants Used to Demolish Houses

【选注者言:我在上海《新民晚报》上看到一则印度人用大象摧毁非法建筑的消息,觉得很新鲜,在次日的因特网上读到此文,现发你们。读晚报短文,只获一笑,而读此文却可学到英语。本文最美的句子是:Officials decided to use theelephants after attempts to chase away the squatters(擅自占住者;在公地上定住者)resulted in clashes(冲突)that killed one person and injured dozens of police andforestry agents(林产代理人)。读者不妨细细体味其“End-weight”。】