You may have heard this expression: You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

You've got to pretty much take that chalk, and make a slurry out of it, put water, and dry it back up, put in a mold, and then you can have the chalk again, but you can't just glue it back together.

你得尽可能地收集它的碎片，把它做成粉浆，加水然后风干，放进模具，然后你就能重新得到这支粉笔，但是你不能简单地把它粘起来。

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Well how much sense does it make to ship water to the U.S. from France?

从法国进口水到美国有意义吗

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It was also the tallest. And it was the largest power producer that used water power to make electricity.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

There is also something else you will need to make the solar water heater work -- the sun.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

They hope that future synthetic cells can make useful bacteria for products like bio-fuels or vaccines, and to clean up polluted water.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

They mixed the paste with water and flavorful spices to make an unsweetened chocolate drink.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

It takes centuries for water dripping through the rock to make these beautiful formations.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

You can also perform a test. Take some of the material and add enough water to it to make it seem like you are making bread.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

Ceramic objects permitted early cultures to make containers that could hold water.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

The water filter costs little to make.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

They are learning how to identify biodegradable garbage, how to make compost, and how to water the trees they have planted in the schoolyard.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

The new first pet,a Portuguese water dog, is expected to make his public debut on Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

This water pump -- called the Super Money Maker -- is designed to make a big difference in the lives of rural Africans.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09