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2024考研英语同源外刊3月:全球水危机可能“失控”

Water use has increased by about 1% a year over the last 40 years, driven by population growth and changing consumption patterns, according to the UN World Water Development Report published Tuesday, on the eve of a major UN water summit in New York. By 2050. the number of people in cities facing water scarcity is projected to nearly double from 930 million people in 2016 to up to 2.4 billion, the report found. Urban water demand is expected to increase by 80% by 2050. Without action to address the problem of water scarcity, “there definitely will be a global crisis,” said Richard Connor, the report’s lead author, at a news conference to launch the report.

周二，在纽约举行的一次重要的联合国水资源峰会前夕，联合国发布的《世界水资源发展报告》显示，在过去40年里，由于人口增长和消费模式的变化，用水量每年增加约1%。报告发现，到2050年，面临缺水的城市人口预计将从2016年的9.3亿人增加近一倍，达到24亿人。到2050年，城市用水需求预计将增加80%。该报告的主要作者理查德·康纳(Richard Connor)在发布该报告的新闻发布会上说，如果不采取行动解决缺水问题，“肯定会出现全球危机”。

Water access is already a huge problem. Two billion people do not currently have safe drinking water and 3.6 billion lack access to safely managed sanitation, according to the report. About 10% of the global population already lives in countries with high or critical water stress. Urban and industrial growth and agriculture are compounding existing shortages, with agriculture alone using up 70% of the world’s water supply, Connor said.

水的获取已经是一个巨大的问题。根据该报告，目前有20亿人没有安全的饮用水，36亿人缺乏安全管理的卫生设施。全球约10%的人口已经生活在严重缺水的国家。康纳说，城市和工业的发展以及农业的发展加剧了现有的水资源短缺，仅农业就消耗了全球70%的水资源。

Seasonal water scarcity is set to increase in areas where water is currently plentiful including in Central Africa, East Asia and parts of South America, the report found. Meanwhile, scarcity will worsen in the Middle East and the Sahel region in Africa, where water is already in short supply.

报告发现，在目前水资源丰富的地区，包括中非、东亚和南美部分地区，季节性缺水将会加剧。与此同时，中东和非洲萨赫勒地区的缺水情况将进一步恶化，这些地区的水资源已经出现短缺。

 

单词

spiral out of control 失去控制;

due to 由于，因为;

eve/iːv/ n. 前夕，前一天;傍晚，黄昏;

major/ˈmeɪdʒər/ adj. 重大的，主要的;严重的;

summit/ˈsʌmɪt/ n. (政府间的)首脑会议，峰会;山顶，顶峰;(成就的)顶点，最高点;最高阶层;

scarcity/ˈskersəti/ n. 不足，缺乏;

be projected to 预计;

up to 多达;达到，接近于;

address/əˈdres/ vt. 处理，设法解决;

definitely/ˈdefɪnətli/ adv. 肯定地，当然;明确地，确定地;

currently/ˈkɜːrəntli/ adv. 现时，当前;

sanitation/ˌsænɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 公共卫生，环境卫生;下水道设施，卫生设备;

critical/ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l/ adj. 极其重要的，关键的;严重的，危急的;

urban/ˈɜːrbən/ adj. 城市的，城镇的;

compound/ˈkɑːmpaʊnd/ vt. 使加重，使恶化;合成，混合;

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