The river said, "Run first to the bride, and ask her for a silken cord to draw up the water."

河水说：“你先跑到新娘那儿，然后向她要一根丝质的绳子，让河水停下来。”

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If you suspect there's lead in your pipes, allow the tap to run for 30 seconds to clear them before using water.

如果您怀疑您的管道含铅，在每次使用水之前先让自来水流30秒。

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Meanwhile, utility workers are extending an emergency power cable to the 40-year-old complex. That would allow a steady supply of electricity to run water pumps.

同时，公用事业工人们也在往这个修建了40年的建筑群铺设一条紧急电缆，为水泵的运转提供不间断的供电。

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The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency,or EPA, lists stormwater as the primary cause of water pollution in the United States, and encourages local communities to develop management plans to treat run-off before it pollutes their rivers, lakes or streams.

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U.N.children's agency in Somalia Deputy Representative Hannan Suleiman tells VOA that unlike countries like Yemen that may run out of water entirely in the next two decades, Somalia is thought to have plenty of water underground to sustain people for many generations.

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You pay for gas to run the water heater, and at the same time, you are paying for electricity to run the air conditioner.

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But because factories were allowed to -- allowing warm water to run back into the river, the temperature was becoming too high for the salmon to survive.

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Mines allowed to restart would have to take measures to prevent any run-offs of mining wastes into water bodies and comply strictly storage and transport rules, he added.

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