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水资源短缺:污染威胁中国经济增长

2012-02-19来源:CRI

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短语讲解：
1. That makes up about three-quarters of its exploitable water resources.

make up组成, 构成
例句：The audience was made up of very young children.
观众由小孩子们组成。

2. Water saving facilities is encouraged in daily life. High water consumption sectors will be phased out.

phase out逐步淘汰, 逐步结束
例句：The factory has already phased out a batch of production equipment.
这家工厂已经淘汰了一批生产设备。

3. The water saved by advanced agricultural technologies will be used in the industry sectors to meet the demands.

meet the demand满足需要;符合要求
例句：The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.
供不应求。

4. Currently two-thirds of Chinese cities are water-needy, while nearly 300-million rural residents lack access to safe drinking water.

access to有权使用；到某地的通道
例句：Students need easy access to books.
学生需要得到借书的便利。