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What stheWorldtoDoaboutWater MichaelE Webber Bythesixthgroup 1 In2007 whenmydaughterwassevenyearsold wewouldbrushourteethtogethereverynightaspartofourdailyritual 惯例 Toconserve 节约使用 water wewouldturnoffthefaucetafterwettingourbrushesandturnitbackononlytorinse Onenight Ididn tturnoffthewaterfastenoughtoherliking Sheturnedoffthefaucet madeanangryfaceatme andgrowled 嘟哝 Turnoffthewater Daddy Thescientistsneedtime Paragraph1 2 1 aspartof 作为 部分Thisisonesmallthingaspartofourcommonday toone sliking 中意 称心Thecandytasteenoughtoherliking 3 Mybrotherturnedonthelight madeancomicalfaceatme andshouted surprise Sheturnedoffthefaucet madeanangryfaceatme andgrowled Vividwords 她关上龙头 对我做了个生气的鬼脸 嘟哝着说 4 Thatstatementstillringsinmyearstoday notonlybecauseofherprecociousness 早熟 butalsobecauseshewasexactlyright Weneedtoconserveourresourcestobuyourselvestimesoscientistscanfindnewsolutionstoourproblems Andthisisespeciallytrueforwater Paragraph2 5 Vividwords Thewordswhatmymothersaidstillringsinmyearstoday Thatstatementstillringsinmyearstoday 这句话至今言犹在耳 buytime争取时间 Moneycan tbuytime 千金难买寸光阴 Butatbest theplanwillbuysometimetoseekarealsolutiontothecrisis 不过 此方案充其量只是为危机寻找一个真正的解决之道争取时间 6 Waterisontrack 步入 轨道 有望 tobethemostimportantandmostcontentiousresourceofthe21stcentury Itcouldreplaceoilasthestrategicresourcethattriggersgeopoliticalconflicts Butwiththerightsolutions itcouldalsobetheonethatbringsusalltogether Paragraph3 7 In2003 thelateNobelLaureateRichardSmalleygavealectureatRiceUniversity sEnergy NanotechnologyConferencehighlightinghumanity stop10problemsforthenext50years Hislist indescendingorderofimportance was energy water food environment poverty terrorismandwar disease education democracy andpopulation Paragraph4 8 Grammar现在分词作伴随状语 In2003 thelateNobelLaureateRichardSmalleygavealectureatRiceUniversity sEnergy NanotechnologyConferencehighlightinghumanity stop10problemsforthenext50years 着重谈了人类未来五十年内的十大问题 Walkingslowlyacrossthegrass hepointedthegunatthelionandfired 他慢慢地走过草地 把枪对准狮子就射击了 Allnightlonghelayawake thinkingoftheproblem 他整夜躺在床上睡不着 思考着那个问题 9 Thereasonenergyandwatersitatthetop aheadoffoodandpoverty isthataddressingthemmakessubsequentproblemseasiertodealwith Developingabundantsourcesofclean reliable affordableenergyenablesanabundanceofcleanwater Anabundanceofcleanwaterenablesfoodproductionandprotectstheenvironment Andsoforth Paragraph5 10 Inmanyways the1900swasthecenturyofenergyconflict Now thedawnofanewenergyeraisjustaroundthecorner withthepricesofsolarpowergoingdown anddistributedgenerationandenergyefficiencyonthepointoftakingoff andwecanforeseeatimethiscenturywhenwaterreplacesenergyasthenextgreatchallengeforhumanity Gettingwaterrightcouldclearthepathtoafullyliberated healthy andpeacefulcivilization Paragraph6 11 Vividwords aroundthecorner即将来临 Now thedawnofanewenergyeraisjustaroundthecorner 现在 新能源时代的黎明即将到来 Thefinalexamisaroundthecorner 期终考试即将到来 12 Gettingwaterright Solvingthewaterproblem Mainfestival WorldWaterDayisdeterminedbytheendofthetwentiethcenturythehumanandaholiday Tosatisfypeopledailylife commercialandagriculturalwaterresourceneeds theUnitedNationshaslongbeencommittingitselftosolvewatercausedbyrisingdemandfortheglobalwatercrisis 13 Butwateriscomplicated First there snoalternative Therearealternativestocoalandpetroleum butwatercannotbereplaced Second waterisintertwined 缠绕 纠缠 编结 witheveryothersectorofsociety Energyproductionrequireswaterforcoolingpowerplantsandfracturingshale Agricultureneedswaterforirrigation Industryandcitiesusetrillionsofgallonsofwaterforallsortsofpurposes Third waterdemandsaregrowingatthesametimesuppliesarefluctuating Climatechangeisexpectedtointensifydroughtsandfloodswhileshiftingwherewaterwillbeandwhen Thatmeanshumanitywillbeconfrontedwithdecisionsaboutwhethertomovepeopletowaterorwatertopeople Paragraph7 14 FantasticExpression Third waterdemandsaregrowingatthesametimesupplies