China opens sluices to divert flood

时间：2007-07-11 05:42:06

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The sluices1 of Wangjiaba, a key hydrological station on the Huaihe River, were opened Tuesday noon to divert the floodwater to adjacent Mengwa buffer2 zone.
 
WANGJIABA, Anhui, July 10 - The sluices of Wangjiaba, a key hydrological station on the Huaihe River, were opened Tuesday noon to divert the floodwater to adjacent Mengwa buffer zone.

 

The move is expected to bring relief to the residents in Henan Province, where the upper reaches of the Huaihe River runs through, and alleviate3 the pressure upon the downstream sections affected4 by the swollen5 river.

 

Water level monitored at the Wangjiaba hydrological station was29.29 meters at 10 a.m. Tuesday, just 0.1 meter below the danger line.

 

Chinese Minister of Water Resources Chen Lei on Tuesday morning issued an order that the sluices of Wangjiaba could be opened to divert the floodwater to the Mengwa buffer zone.

 

The opening of Wangjiaba sluices could cause damages to the 12,000 hectares of cropland inside the Mengwa flood storage area. And more than 150,000 people would be affected, local officials said.

 

However, the impact on the residents living in the Mengwa area will be limited, as most of them have built their houses on elevated platforms. Those who live in low-lying locations have moved to higher ground.

 

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1 sluices 58a52839aaba80bf032ce8b48e5e5993     
n.水闸( sluice的名词复数 )；（用水闸控制的）水；有闸人工水道；漂洗处v.冲洗( sluice的第三人称单数 )；（指水）喷涌而出；漂净；给…安装水闸
参考例句：
  • Excess water will drain through sluices into the sea. 过剩的水将会通过水闸排放到海里去。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）
  • The sluices had already been opened, and with every day the floods were spreading. 水闸已经打开，洪水逐日奔流。 来自辞典例句
2 buffer IxYz0B     
n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲
参考例句：
  • A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
  • Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。
3 alleviate ZxEzJ     
v.减轻，缓和，缓解(痛苦等)
参考例句：
  • The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
4 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
5 swollen DrcwL     
adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀
参考例句：
  • Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
  • A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。

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