C.China braces for biggest flood crest of Yangtze River

时间：2007-07-31 06:30:02

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The Three Gorges1 Reservoir began to release floodwater Monday noon at 48,000 cubic meters per second. The water inflow into the reservoir measured 51,000 cubic meters per second at 8:00 a.m. due to continuous rain in the upper reaches.
 
WUHAN, July 31 - The Three Gorges Dam is preparing to control the biggest flood crest2 from the upper Yangtze River this year to protect the middle and lower reaches as central China's Hubei province goes on high flood alert.

 

The Three Gorges Reservoir began to release floodwater Monday noon at 48,000 cubic meters per second. The water inflow into the reservoir measured 51,000 cubic meters per second at 8:00 a.m. due to continuous rain in the upper reaches.

 

The inflow would reach 56,700 cubic meters per second, the peak of the floodwater, at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, according to China Three Gorges Corporation, the builder of the gigantic Three Gorges hydropower project.

 

"The Three Gorges Dam has opened 18 sluices3 and the water level in the reservoir will continue to rise," said a worker with one of the dam's operation department. "The safety of the dam will be tested."

 

The two-way traffic at the Three Gorges ship lock was halted at8:00 a.m. Monday due to the floodwater.

 

Hubei Province, where the Three Gorges project is located, is also on high alert.

 

Water levels in the 1,392-km section of the river from Yichang to Hankou would exceed levels requiring the start of flood prevention work, according to the Hubei flood control and drought relief headquarters.

 

Water levels in certain sections would reach or exceed warning levels, the headquarters said.

 

The province had ordered a round-the-clock monitoring of the levees, said Liu Youfan, vice4 governor of Hubei.

 

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1 gorges 5cde0ae7c1a8aab9d4231408f62e6d4d     
n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕
参考例句：
  • The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
  • We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句
2 crest raqyA     
n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖
参考例句：
  • The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
  • He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。
3 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
4 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

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