但是由于缺水，它们已经在较干燥的土壤上生根了。

But due to the lack of water, they have taken root in much drier soil.

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由于缺水，萨摩亚群岛也开始限制用水。

Samoa has begun to ration water, too. See article

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在炎热的太阳下，草由于缺水而枯萎死亡。

The grass withered and died for lack of water under the hot sun.

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The dietary laws are presented by the priests not as a sensible way to avoid various diseases that are caused by the lack of refrigeration in the desert.

饮食教规并不是被祭司们,并不是作为一个规避疾病的方法出现的,这些疾病是由于沙漠地区缺水造成的。

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