水同空气、阳光一样,在我们的生命中,是无法替代的。虽然地球70%以上为水覆盖,但是我们能够取得并使用的不到总水量的0.26%。在中国,人均占水量只有2400立方米,是世界平均值的四分之一,因而被列为13个人均占水量最贫乏的国家之一。在我国的600多个县级以上城市中,有300多个缺水,如不立即采取措施,中国即将面临严重的淡水危机。 Water, like air and sunlight, is irreplaceable in our lives. Although more than 70% of Earth’s water is covered, less than 0.26% of the total amount of water we can acquire and use. In China, per capita water consumption is only 2,400 cubic meters, which is one quarter of the world average, and is therefore ranked as one of the 13 countries with the poorest water. More than 300 of China’s more than 600 cities at or above the county level are in short of water. Without immediate measures, China is about to face a serious freshwater crisis.