This year water levels in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze are unusually high.

今年长江中下游的水位高得不正常。

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It was a three-year water irrigation project.

这是一项为期三年的灌溉工程。

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Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, in view of the low rainfall this year.

鉴于今年降雨量少，居民被告诫不得浪费用水。

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It is part of a larger ten-year effort called the Water and Livelihoods Initiative.

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We take in a lot of food and water everyday, every year, and yet most of us our weight stays remarkably stable over that period of time for adults despite how much we eat and how much we drink.

日复一日年复一年,我们都摄入大量的食物和水,但我们绝大部分人的体重,在成年期都保持得很稳定,不管我们怎样大吃大喝

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A World Bank report issued this year says the average Israeli gets four times as much water as the average Palestinian.

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The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the ??United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation?. The objective of this International Year is to raise awareness on the potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and services.

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Yet billions of people lack basic water services, and millions die each year from water-related diseases.

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World Water Day 2013 will be celebrated on 22 March under the theme Water Cooperation, within the framework of the International Year of Water Cooperation 2013, coordinated by UNESCO on behalf of UN Water.

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