Largest desert spring is disappearing |
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| Chinanews, Lanzhou, July 12 – The water level of Yueya Spring, which is dubbed1 ‘the No.1 spring in desert areas in China’, is decreasing sharply in recent years. Its water area has shrunk greatly from 24 mu, or 16,000 square meters, to the present 7.8 mu, about 5,200 square meters.
Yueya Spring is located five kilometers away from the southwest of Dunhuang city in Gansu. The shape of the spring looks like a crescent moon, hence its present name, Yueya (crescent moon) Spring. According to historical accounts, the spring was located in a moutaineous area. Although the spring was surrounded by sand dunes2, the water in the spring had never dried up for over two thousand years, which was really a miracle in desert land.
In recent years, due to its natural geological location and improper3 human production activities, the water level of the spring has dropped dramatically. The water area of the spring also has shrunk greatly. In the 1950s, the spring’s water area reached 20 mu (about 13, 333 square meters), and measured 7 meters deep; in the 1960s, the spring measured 6 meters deep and the water was very clear; in the 1970s, the spring contained enough water to irrigate4 farmland. However, its water level began to decrease. In the 1980s, the water level of the spring decreased by 6 meters compared with 1960.
In history, Yueya Spring was said to be the “eyes” of Dunhuang. If the spring disappears, local natural environment and tourist resources will be adversely5 affected6, some experts say.
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dubbed
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| v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制 |
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- Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
- Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
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dunes
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| 沙丘( dune的名词复数 ) |
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- The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
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improper
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| adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的 |
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- Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
- Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
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irrigate
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| vt.灌溉，修水利，冲洗伤口，使潮湿 |
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- The farmer dug several trenches to irrigate the rice fields.这个农民挖了好几条沟以灌溉稻田。
- They have built canals to irrigate the desert.他们建造成水渠以灌溉沙漠。
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| ad.有害地 |
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- We commented adversely upon the imbecility of that message of telegraphic style. 我们对着这条电报式的愚蠢的留言发泄了一通不满。
- Widely fluctuating exchange rates may adversely affect international trade. 浮动幅度很大的汇率可能会对国际贸易产生有害的影响。
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| adj.不自然的，假装的 |
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- 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。
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