南水北调South-to-North Water Diversion2 H$ _. Z0 d' |+ Q3 a
中国南水北调官方网站公布,南水北调北京段应急调水已开始,第一批河北水源已于2008年奔向北京。目前,北京已做好迎接南水北调京石段应急水源准备,并将出台河北应急来水的水量配置计划,主要保证城市生活用水。* Z2 W! S' P& {# L" Y2 l# N6 Q
请看新华社的报道: 3 [! ?3 g6 U6 T! k According to the South-to-North water diversion office, when part of the project is completed in 2010, about 1 billion cubic meters of water will be diverted to Beijing annually. / C+ A% k+ U: O* Q. O 据南水北调办公室称,到2010年该工程部分项目完工时,每年将会有大约十亿立方米的水源输往北京。" ?) x0 S- n- J9 r7 d
上述报道中,South-to-North water diversion就是“南水北调”的英文表达,South-to-North Water Diversion Project是“南水北调工程”。6 O0 x4 [1 P1 S- i. d& b
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project, consisting of eastern, middle and western routes, is designed to divert water from the water-rich south of the country, mainly the Yangtze River, the country's longest, to the dry north.(南水北调工程包括东线、中线、西线三条调水线路,主要从水资源丰富的长江流域往干旱的北方地区输送水源)。