Tapping the drought-prone region's aquifer for nonessential uses diverts water from farmers who need it desperately.

在这个干旱区域，这些没有用在刀刃上的水正是那些农民极度渴望的。

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And at a time of economic hardship, it means forgoing jobs that we desperately need.

在经济困难时期，这意味着放弃我们极其需要的就业机会。

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Do not send supplies -knowing that millions of people are desperately in need of food and water, it is hard not to want to pack up a box of supplies and send it to Haiti.

不要邮寄捐赠品。了解到几百万缺乏食品和饮用水的灾民分散在各处，很难让人不产生把捐赠物打包寄送到海地的念头。

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By eliminating healthcare insurance discrimination against those who desperately need it, expanding public and private sources of affordable insurance, and guaranteeing a minimum standard benefit, HIV care will become more readily accessible than ever before.

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And again, why is it that unemployment insurance, which is a good example of something that economists everywhere agree is highly beneficial to economic growth in a time like this because that assistance to people who desperately need it goes right back into the economy and results in job growth and job -- economic growth and job creation -- everybody agrees on that.

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Richard Brook, chief executive of Mind, said centres like this could help to offer help to those who were desperately in need of it.

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