CNBC原文:
Federal water managers on Monday warned California cities and industrial users receiving water from the Central Valley Project to prepare for a fourth year of drought and possibly "extremely limited water supply" during 2023.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Interior Department that oversees water resource management, said drought conditions in California have persisted despite early storms this month, and warned of looming water conservation actions.
美国联邦水资源管理机构警告,加州城市居民和那些从中央河谷工程中取水的农业及工业用户,需要为连续第四年的干旱,以及在2023年期间可能出现的“供水极其有限”的情况做好准备。负责监督水资源管理的机构美国农垦局表示,尽管本月早些时候曾有暴风雨,但加州的干旱状况持续存在,并警告称即将采取更严格的节水行动。
1.federal water manager (美国)联邦水资源管理机构
2.Central Valley Project 中央河谷工程
3.water supply 供水,水供应
4.The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 美国农垦局(bureau n. 局;办事处 reclamation n. 开垦)
5.water conservation actions 节水行动
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6.mega-drought n. 百年不遇的干旱,巨大的干旱
例句:The mega-drought in the U.S. West has generated the driest two decades in the region in at least 1,200 years and the conditions are likely to persist for years.
美国西部的特大干旱导致该地区迎来了1200多年以来最干旱的20年,而且这种情况很有可能会持续数年。
7.reservoir n. 水库
例句:These reservoirs irrigate more than 3 million acres of land in central California and supply major urban centers in the Greater Sacramento and San Francisco Bay areas.
这些水库灌溉了加州中部超过300万英亩的土地,并为萨克拉门托和旧金山湾区的主要城市中心供水。
8.precipitation n. 降雨
例句:Record temperatures and low precipitation have forced California and other states to address a future with dwindling water supplies.
创纪录的气温和低降水量迫使加州和其他州应对未来水资源供应减少的问题。