The area within the reservoir, used for flood storage in the event of a flood, would remain populated with nearly one-half million people.

在发生洪涝灾害时用于储水的库区仍然居住着近150万人。

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More water is expected in the country's manufacturing center as well as the capital, Bangkok. Together the industrial areas produce nearly one-half of Thailand's national output.

泰国的生产中心和首都曼谷一样需要水资源。加上工业地区，总生产量占据了泰国全国总产量的近一半。

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By one estimate, people daydream through nearly half of their waking hours.

据估计，人们在醒着的时候，有近一半的时间都在做白日梦。

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But nearly one-half of its people live on less than $1 per day.

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The plant's output by itself would satisfy nearly one-half of current U.S. demand.

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Once the majority of domestic cars become plug-in hybrids, we could displace most urban gasoline use, or nearly one-half of current U.S. oil imports.

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