Section 49 Water

　　H2O, have you ever thought how important it is to us?H2O，你想過它對我們的重要性嗎?

　　Ah, thatrsquo;s water, isnrsquo;t it?啊，那是水，不是嗎?

　　Yes. And without it, we canrsquo;t live.是的，沒有它，我們就無法生存。

　　I know that. I drink it everyday in tea, coffee and juices.我知道。我每天喝的茶、咖啡、果汁就是水。

　　And just about every other thing I drink contains water.以及其它飲料里都有水。

　　And it is good for washing our bodies, clothes and homes.水還可用來洗澡、洗衣服、打掃家務。

　　Of course, thatrsquo;s obvious, but what about some of the less obvious uses?當然，這些都是非常明顯的用途，那些不太明顯的用途呢?

　　Well, it is used for heating, in some houses where they have central heating.在一些有中央供暖設備的房子里，它還用于供熱。

　　And it is used for transport, you know, for ships on the sea and in rivers.你知道它也用于交通，用于海上和河上的船務運輸。

　　Yeah. And if we had no water, we wouldnrsquo;t have fish to eat, would we?沒錯，如果沒有了水，我們就沒有魚可吃了，不是嗎?

　　Thatrsquo;s true. And our body contains a lot of water, in blood etc.真是這樣，還有，我們身體的血液等許多地方也含有大量的水分。

　　Of course. In rainfall, it helps all the plants and flowers to grow.當然。雨水有助于植物和花兒的生長。

　　And food, imagine what foods we would be left with without water?還有食物。想一想，如果沒有了水，我們還有什么東西可吃?

　　It doesnrsquo;t bear thinking about, does it?根本無法想像對嗎?

　　We wouldnrsquo;t even have paper without water, nor ink.沒有水，我們也不可能有紙和墨水。

　　In fact, without water, we could hardly have life, could we?實際上，沒有了水，我們幾乎無法生存，不是嗎?

　　Section 49 Water

　　H2O, have you ever thought how important it is to us?H2O，你想過它對我們的重要性嗎?

　　Ah, thatrsquo;s water, isnrsquo;t it?啊，那是水，不是嗎?

　　Yes. And without it, we canrsquo;t live.是的，沒有它，我們就無法生存。

　　I know that. I drink it everyday in tea, coffee and juices.我知道。我每天喝的茶、咖啡、果汁就是水。

　　And just about every other thing I drink contains water.以及其它飲料里都有水。

　　And it is good for washing our bodies, clothes and homes.水還可用來洗澡、洗衣服、打掃家務。

　　Of course, thatrsquo;s obvious, but what about some of the less obvious uses?當然，這些都是非常明顯的用途，那些不太明顯的用途呢?

　　Well, it is used for heating, in some houses where they have central heating.在一些有中央供暖設備的房子里，它還用于供熱。

　　And it is used for transport, you know, for ships on the sea and in rivers.你知道它也用于交通，用于海上和河上的船務運輸。

　　Yeah. And if we had no water, we wouldnrsquo;t have fish to eat, would we?沒錯，如果沒有了水，我們就沒有魚可吃了，不是嗎?

　　Thatrsquo;s true. And our body contains a lot of water, in blood etc.真是這樣，還有，我們身體的血液等許多地方也含有大量的水分。

　　Of course. In rainfall, it helps all the plants and flowers to grow.當然。雨水有助于植物和花兒的生長。

　　And food, imagine what foods we would be left with without water?還有食物。想一想，如果沒有了水，我們還有什么東西可吃?

　　It doesnrsquo;t bear thinking about, does it?根本無法想像對嗎?

　　We wouldnrsquo;t even have paper without water, nor ink.沒有水，我們也不可能有紙和墨水。

　　In fact, without water, we could hardly have life, could we?實際上，沒有了水，我們幾乎無法生存，不是嗎?