Clean water is a precious commodity in that part of the world.

在世界的那个地方，洁净的水是宝贵的东西。

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It is probably the most polluted body of water in the world.

这也许是世界上最为污染的一片水域。

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People in many parts of the world are desperate for water, and more people will need more water in the next century.

世界上许多地方的人们都迫切需要水，下个世纪将有更多的人需要更多的水。

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The older kind of submarine used in World War Two could stay under water for only about forty-eight hours.

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And elsewhere in the world, water becomes a major, major issue.

在世界的其他地区,水资源成了一个非常非常重要的问题

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And if that's the case, why in the world would--can we justify all that shipping, all the excess energy to taste, to ship water in from France, rather then just buying something local or drinking water out of the tap?

既然如此,为什么还会有世界范围的进出口呢,为什么还要浪费能源,从法国进口呢,而不是买当地的品牌,或是直接喝水龙头里的水呢

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The Sixth World Water Forum, which takes place in Marseille, France from 12 to 16 March 2012 is organized every three years by the World Water Council in collaboration with the host country.

UNESCO: at the Sixth World Water Forum

But councillors in Bath fear the water courses which supply the springs in the World Heritage city could be contaminated by the process, or that water could change direction through new fractures in the rock.

FORBES: Not a Good Argument Against Fracking

In the framework of the Water World Week celebrated in Stockholm, Sweden, on 16th August, 2008 the National Water Commission (CONAGUA), together with the International Hydrological Programme of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the WET International Project (Water Education for Teachers) signed an agreement, aimed at fostering high-quality water education, particularly for formal and non-formal educators in Mexico.

UNESCO: Activities 2008