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In the West African country of Ivory Coast, rising sea levels are destroying homes and businesses.
在西非国家科特迪瓦，海平面上升正在摧毁房屋和店铺。
Erosion
侵蚀
Habib Nassar owns a hotel in southeastern Ivory Coast.
哈比卜·纳萨尔在科特迪瓦东南部拥有一家酒店。
He often hires workers to make large sandbags to protect his property from erosion.
他经常雇佣工人制作大沙袋，以保护他的房产不受侵蚀。
Ivory Coast officials say the coastal erosion rate is up to three meters a year.
科特迪瓦官员表示，海岸的侵蚀速度每年高达3米。
Erosion is the slow destruction of something by natural forces, such as water, wind or ice.
侵蚀是指自然力量（如水、风或冰）对某物的缓慢破坏。
It can also refer to the slow destruction of non-material things, like trust or leadership.
它还可以指非物质事物的缓慢破坏，比如信任或领导力。
