The scarcity of water is becoming a nightmare.

缺水正在成为梦魇。

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The scarcity of water is seldom reflected in its price, or in that of the farm products that consume so much of it.

水的稀缺性很少能反映在其价格上，也很少能反映在耗水甚多的农产品的价格上。

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This is indispensable in a region like the Near East, where the scarcity of water prohibits further agricultural expansion.

对于近东这样的区域来讲，这是极为必要的，在这里，水的短缺限制了农业的扩展。

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Much of the increase in irrigation will be in regions already suffering from scarcity of water.

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"Crisis is not because of a scarcity of water but because of the current and past terrible management practices, " he says.

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But the apparent scarcity of water for thirsty cities and suburbs largely reflects its profligate use by farmers, who pay almost nothing for the stuff.

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