Water are still in short supply in many areas.

许多地区仍然供水不足。

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They are always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in.

他们总是缺饮用水，更不用说洗澡水了。

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He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father.

他给了他上了一小节课，然后才允许他和他父亲一起下水。

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It is also short of water, which must be constantly replenished, because much of the canal is above sea-level.

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Without huge improvements, according to a decade-old official estimate, by 2050, when its population will be a shade under 1.7 billion, India will run short of water.

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Many think they proved a point because for a short time the water level rose by four metres.

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