Few creations of big technology capture the imagination like giant dams.
在大型技术的创造中，很少有能像大型水坝那样激发人们的想象力。
Hydroelectric power and flood control and irrigation are possible without building monster dams.
水力发电、防洪和灌溉都不需要建造大型水坝。
China has plans for more DAMS.
中国有更多的水坝构建计划。
Still, many new DAMS are being planned.
而一些新的大坝仍在计划之中。
水坝是河狸筑的。
They volunteered to help us make DAMS.
他们自愿帮助我们修大坝。
冰坝为什么会形成？
However, these DAMS also cause problems.
然而这些水坝也造成了问题。
There are several dams across this river.
这条河上有好几个水坝。
There are several dams across the Huai River.
淮河上有几座水闸。
The pressure on dams and levies is very strong.
大坝和征税工作十分严峻。
Robin Charlwood is a world expert on large DAMS.
宾查伍德是大坝的世界级专家。
Dams were built for the generation of electricity.
建筑水坝是作发电之用。
The lesson from DAMS is that big is not always beautiful.
建造大坝的教训是：大的未不总是美好的。
This is one of the many DAMS being built on the river.
这是沿河修筑的许多水坝之一。
Eels that survive DAMS may not survive Earth's top predator.
从大坝逃生的鳗鱼也许逃不过地球上的顶级掠夺者。
Twelve new dams are planned for the upper Yangtze alone.
仅在长江上游，就规划再修建12座大坝。
It also has a good future on detecting leakages of DAMS.
在解决堤坝渗漏方面，也有着很好的应用前景。
The reason: in an age of global warming, DAMS are running dry.
原因是在全球变暖的年代里，水坝可能会逐渐干涸。
The idea that dams can change weather patterns is not new.
大坝可以改变天气模式的提法并不新鲜。
The total price tag for those dams will exceed $1 billion.
这些水电站总金额超过10亿美元。
And some of the really big DAMS are in the crosshairs too.
还有一些大规模的大坝正在被瞄准。
Many DAMS and levees need seepage treatment in our country.
我国有许多大坝和堤防需要进行防渗处理。
They build large DAMS to store water in huge man-made lakes.
人们建造了巨大的水坝以把水储存在巨大的人工湖里。
The group found that DAMS are, on average, in terrible disrepair.
该协会称，水坝基本处于严重失修状态。
The group found that DAMS are, on average, in terrible disrepair.
该协会称，水坝基本处于严重失修状态。
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