Water are still in short supply in many areas.

许多地区仍然供水不足。

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They are always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in.

他们总是缺饮用水，更不用说洗澡水了。

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He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father.

他给了他上了一小节课，然后才允许他和他父亲一起下水。

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And while the extra water from the melting glacier may be increasing the fertility of adjacent lowland areas in the short-term, water supplies would become critically low if it disappears.

UNESCO: 83e

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Some say the future is already predetermined, as a result of our short-sightedness, with water full of toxic waste and maybe even combative robots who see humans as a scourge on the tiny blue planet that we share.

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