CCTV9英语新闻：在中国22个地区发现的水应力

时间：2014-05-15 08:59:34

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Some parts of China are dangerously short of water. A recent report confirms that the average per capita water availability in China is 2,000 100 cubic metres per year, just a quarter of the world average.

Among the country’s 34 provinces, municipalities and autonomous¹ regions. 16 are suffering severe water shortages, where per capita water resources are less than 1,000 cubic meters. 6 provincial² regions are in extreme shortage with per capita water availability of less than 500 cubic meters 160 million people, or one in eight residents, are affected³ by a water scarcity⁴.

While the country’s industrial water recycle rate remains⁵ at between 60 to 65 percent. The rate in most developed countries is over 80 percent. The country’s water supply system loses more than 15 percent due to leakage⁶, according to the report that examined over 600 cities nationwide. In 1999 Japan reported its loss-through-transmission rate was slightly over 9 percent. In China nearly 8 billion cubic meters of water is wasted during transmission.

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1 autonomous
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。 This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 provincial
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

3 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 scarcity
n.缺乏，不足，萧条
参考例句：
The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着政府。 The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.水果供不应求是由于干旱造成的。

5 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 leakage
n.漏，泄漏；泄漏物；漏出量
参考例句：
Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。 The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。