Whatever the reason for the call, whatever the location, the idea that we should construct a dam across the Delaware River, or any tributary, is a bad one, a destructive one.

无论呼吁建大坝的原因是什么，选址在哪里，我们在特拉华河或其任何支流上建大坝的想法都是愚蠢的、毁灭性的想法。

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A small dam is relatively cheap to construct: modest reservoirs known in India as tanks used to be built and maintained by local villagers.

建造小水坝相对要便宜一些，在印度被称为水槽的简易水库通常由当地村民建造和维护保养。

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More than a million people were relocated to construct the world's largest dam, which has been fully operational since last year.

这座世界上最大的水坝于去年全面投入使用，也迫使上百万的人迁移到全国各地。

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