美国有线新闻 CNN 南非持续干旱 开普敦或将彻底断水
时间：2018-12-20 作者：英语课 分类：CNN美国有线新闻2018年2月
AZUZ: Meantime, Cape 1 Town, the second most populated city in South Africa, is running out of water. Drought is a natural disaster that South Africans prone 2 to. And for years, the amount of water being used in the country has exceeded the amount that's been conserved 3.
In Cape Town, the population has been growing. It's now more than 4 million people and the drought the area is facing is the worst in more than 100 years. The reservoir of the city's largest dam is almost completely dried up.
People are being told to limit their showers to 90 seconds. Some are recycling bath water to flush their toilets. And starting in February, people will have to limit their water use to 13 gallons per person per day.
The city's mayor has criticized residents, most of them, for not reducing the amount of water they used though they know there's a problem. Some residents have criticized the city for not doing enough to prepare for the drought. One person CNN spoke 4 to says everyone she knows who can afford to leave is getting out until things get better and it's hope that will lessen 5 the strain on the city's dwindling 6 water supplies.
- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
- Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
- He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。
- He conserved his energy for the game. 他为比赛而养精蓄锐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Under these conditions, the total mechanical energy remains constant, or is conserved. 在这种条件下，总机械能保持不变或机械能保存。 来自辞典例句
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。