[9급 지방직 영어 2013년 19번]

A well-known reply, when demands for expenditure seem unrealistic or wasteful, is that "money doesn't grow on trees."

(A) Given these characteristics, the challenge of making a profit from forest management is daunting.

(B) Furthermore, because of the long-term nature of forest management, the risk of such investment can be a major deterrent to potential investors.

(C) Ironically, investing in forest management is one area where this is particularly true. Apart from a few exceptions, trees grow relatively slowly compared with other crops, timber harvests are infrequent, and forest product prices are held down by competition from other materials.