Fortunately — and unexpectedly — the demand for water is not rising as rapidly as some predicted.
一个意外的惊喜在于，人们对水的需求并没有像一些人预测的那样快速增长。
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Sustained drought and insatiable upstream waterdemand have drained Lake Mead to the point that experts are predicting it may soon be shallow enough to be in deep trouble.
持续的干旱和上流不断增加的水需求已经使米德湖快要陷入专家预测中可能造成麻烦的低点。
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Growing waterdemand, driven by population growth and foreign land and water acquisitions, are straining the Nile's natural limits.