贝克特尔（Bechtel，出租管道、设备的跨国公司）将供水价格上涨两倍多，使得数万无力承担的玻利维亚人无水可用。

Bechtel—the multinational corporation that had leased their pipes and plants—had more than doubled water rates, leaving tens of thousands of Bolivians who couldn't pay without any water whatsoever.

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这意味着通过污水回用，可以在现有供水量不变的情况下，使城镇的可用水量增加50%以上，这是一笔巨大的资源。

This means under the constant circumstance in current amount of water supply can make the town increase 50% in amount of water through the reuse of sewage water.

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英国许多河流不仅用于交通，还提供水力及蒸汽动力。英国还有可用的矿产资源。

Britain had many rivers, which were useful for transport but also for water and steam power. Britain also had useful mineral resources.

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