三缺水利枢纽的综合效益是举世无双的,它的工程规模非常庞大,某些主要技术包括施工技术在内非常复杂困难,(?)怪某些同志曾经大声的叫喊说:三峡枢纽技术上的困难短期内是不能解决的,且国家既不能提供这样巨大的资金和设备,也无法消耗这样庞大的电力,因此是远景的事,不应当枉费人力去研究。他们把资本主义国家的技术成就,看成是不可踰踊越的界限,未曾详细分析问题,先被困难吓倒。这些观点曾经动摇过一些同志的信心,但同时也促使我们加紧钻研主要技术问题,因此结果却成为好事,他们没有预料到在社会主义制度下, The comprehensive benefits of the Three Shortages Water Control Project are unparalleled in the world. The scale of the project is huge. Some of the major technologies, including construction technology, are extremely complicated and difficult. (?) Some comrades have shouted out loudly that the technology of the Three Gorges Dam Difficulties can not be solved in the short term, and since the state can neither provide such huge capital and equipment nor consume such huge power, it is a long-term undertaking and should not be studied in vain. They regarded the technological achievements of the capitalist countries as an insurmountable boundary that they had not analyzed in detail before being intimidated by difficulties. These views have shaken the confidence of some comrades but at the same time, they have also prompted us to intensify our study on the major technical issues. As a result, the result has become a good thing. They did not expect that under the socialist system,