A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.

一条沟把溪水引到田间。

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While some diverted themselves with gathering flowers, and others fruits, I took my wine and provisions, and sat down near a stream betwixt two high trees, which formed a thick shade.

当他们转而采集花和其他果实时，我带着酒和食物，在溪流旁的，两颗高大的树木形成的树荫里坐下。

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During the Han Dynasty, 36 weirs were constructed on the stream and 36 channels were diverted to irrigate tens of thousands of agricultural fields.

自汉代以来，溪上筑有36道古堰，引出36条水渠，灌溉两岸万顷良田。

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The biggest change since came in the 1970s, when a stream that marked the border was diverted to allow construction of the Lugano-Como motorway.

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The production of our surfaces has diverted millions of tons of glass from the waste stream, and has created green collar jobs in the manufacturing sector that pay a living wage.

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