Meanwhile, around a fifth of the world's population suffers from a shortage of drinking water and that fraction is expected to grow.
与此同时，世界人口中大约20%的人遭受着水资源匮乏，而且这个百分比预计还会增加。
A World Bank statement said there were growing signs of a severe public health crisis because of a shortage of drinking water and a growing failure of the sewage system.
一份世界银行的声明表示，因为缺乏饮水，更多的污水处理设施失效，严重的公众健康危机日益严峻。
SINGAPORE's average annual rainfall is more than double that of notoriously soggy Britain, so the casual observer might be surprised to learn that the place has a shortage of drinking water.
对于一些只驻足于表面现象的人来说，他们可能会惊讶于新加坡可饮用水的短缺，因为新加坡的平均年降雨量比以潮湿而闻名于世的英国还要多两倍之多。
Water is a big deal in Southern California, where demand for it continues to climb, and experts fear a major earthquake could trigger a dangerous shortage of drinking water.
在南加州，水是一件大事，需求一直在持续上涨，而相关专家担心一场大地震可能会引发饮用水短缺的危险。
Infection is more common when there is a shortage of clean water for drinking, cooking and cleaning.
如果缺乏洁净水供饮用、烹调和清洁，即易发生感染。
Right now there is a massive Worldwide shortage of clean drinking water.
现在世界范围内的饮用水短缺十分严重。
The shortage of drinking water is a big problem in many cities.
饮用水缺乏是很多城市的一大问题。
I can always buy a big bottle of water for drinking and cooking purpose. Therefore, water shortage wouldn't be a big problem for me.
我随时可以买个一大瓶水来喝或是用来做饭。所以，缺水对于我来说不会是个大问题。
Many villages in the north of serious water shortage, rural eastern part of a water shortage, lack of water supply facilities concentrated villages, many rural drinking water does not meet standards.
北方地区不少村庄严重缺水，东部地区部分农村出现水质性缺水，村庄集中供水设施缺乏，许多农村人口喝不上符合标准的饮用水。
Many villages in the north of serious water shortage, rural eastern part of a water shortage, lack of water supply facilities concentrated villages, many rural drinking water does not meet standards.
北方地区不少村庄严重缺水，东部地区部分农村出现水质性缺水，村庄集中供水设施缺乏，许多农村人口喝不上符合标准的饮用水。
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