Tennessee Valley Authority
/ˌtenəsiː ˈvæli ɔːθɒrəti/
/ˌtenəsiː ˈvæli əθɔːrəti/
(abbreviation TVA)
- an independent US government organization that provides electricity to seven southern states. TVA was established in 1933 by President Franklin D Roosevelt, as part of his New Deal, to encourage the economic development of the area around the Tennessee River. As well as providing electricity it builds and operates dams (= barriers across rivers), controls floods and protects the soil.
田纳西河谷管理局（Tennessee Valley Authority）：美国独立的政府组织，为南部七个州供电。TVA由总统富兰克林·D·罗斯福（Franklin D Roosevelt）于1933年成立，这是他的新政的一部分，以鼓励田纳西河沿岸地区的经济发展。除了提供电力，它还建造和运营水坝，控制洪水和保护土壤。