现代大学英语精读4第二版Unit-5A--For-Want-of-a-Drink课文原文
摘要:ForWantofaDrink1.Whenthewordwaterappearsinprintnowadays,crisisisrarelyfarbehind.Water,itissaid,isthenewoil:aresourcelongsquandered,nowgrowingexpensiveandsoontobeoverwhelmedbyinsatiabledemand.Aquifersarefalling,glaciersvanishing,reservoirsdryingupandriversnolongerflowingtothesea.Climatechangethreatenstomaketheproblemworse.Everyonemustuselesswateriffamine,pestilenceandmassmigrationarenottosweeptheglobe.2.Thelanguageisoftenoverblown,andtheremediessometimesill-conceived,butthebasicmessageisnotwrong.Waterisindeedscarceinmanyplaces,andwillgrowscarcer.Bringingsupplyanddemandintoequilibriumwillbepainful,andpoliticaldisputesmayincreaseinnumberandintensifyintheircapacitytocausetrouble.Toca
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