The old Aswan dam was a barrage.

老的阿斯旺坝是一个拦河闸。

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It goes to the bottom of the lake by the Aswan Dam.

它们被阿斯旺高坝沉在了湖底。

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The Aswan Dam helps to control the River Nile in Egypt.

阿斯旺水坝有助于控制埃及的尼罗河。

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So would the World Bank today lend money for an Aswan dam if it did not already exist?

ECONOMIST: Small projects often give better returns

Egypt, for instance, seems to be stuck with the catastrophic Aswan dam, which is holding back the Nile's silt.

ECONOMIST: Water

For thousands of years, the sitting figure of Ramses II watched over the Nil, till the construction of the Aswan dam threatened to drown the ancient temple under the waters of the river.

UNESCO: Culture