Perhaps exaggerating, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has said Lake Balkhash could turn into a salty mess, like the Aral Sea;

或许有些夸张，联合国开发计划署（UNDP）认为巴尔喀什湖将会像咸海那样变成一个肮脏的盐碱湖。

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The rivers drain into the Balkhash lake, which sustains the livelihood of more than two million Kazakhs.

两条河流汇入巴尔喀什湖，维系着两百多万哈萨克人的生活。

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The Balkhash lake, he said, was “losing water.” “The water level is now lower by more than two metres to what it was three decades ago.

他说，巴尔喀什湖正在“失水” “现在的水位比三十年前低了两米多。

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