The diversion of a stream changed the land.

一条小溪的转向使这块土地发生了变化。

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A new idea in planning the Three Gorges dam is that the diversion channel is simultaneously considered as both stream flow diversion and navigation pass during dam construction process.

在三峡工程设计中提出一种新的设计思想，即在大坝施工过程中，导流明渠同时兼作施工通航。

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Simply throwing a new dam onto a river with a diversion would impair some down stream users prior right to use that water.

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