With clever pricing, clearer ownership and a bit of co-operation, water scarcity can be alleviated. If humanity fails to act, it will get just deserts.

如果水能被合理定价，有明晰的拥有制再加上各方合作，水资源短缺情况可以得到缓解。如果人类不去采取行动，那我们将只有沙漠。

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Clever idea, simple structure, easier operation, high efficiency and low cost.

巧妙的构思、简单的结构，更简易的操作，效率高，成本低。

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The guy running that operation is very clever about ducking taxes.

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And sure, I hesitate a little bit to talk about these uniforms, because the whole point of these uniforms is to get people to talk about them, and by talking about them, I am slipping right into the clever, diabolical plan, a howling cog in a slick publicity operation.

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