News 06: Mexico City is running out of water—are these cities next? Flashcards

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strain (n)

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sự căng thẳng

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record-breaking (adj)

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phá kỉ lục

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years of mounting (adj)

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nhiều năm

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deficit (n)

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sự thiếu hụt

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deficit (n)

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sự thiếu hụt

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devastate (v)

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tàn phá

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at irregular

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bất thường

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at irregular

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bất thường

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on the brink of disaster

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trên bờ vực thảm hoạ

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doomsday (n)

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ngày tận thế

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water shortage

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tình trạng thiếu nước

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go bone dry

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trở nên khô cạn nước

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13
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aquifer

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tầng chứa nước

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bet on sth

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đặt cược vào

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set back

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cản trở

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grapple

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kéo lên

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staggering

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đáng kinh ngạc

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shut off

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ngắt (nước, điện,…)

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subject

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chịu đựng

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in fines

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phạt (100dollars in fines)

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allotment

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sự phân bổ

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rationing

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sự phân phối (nước…)

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ticked back up

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đánh dấu/ghi nhận sự trở lại

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coastal (adj)

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bờ biển (coastal city/house/…)

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scarcity

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sự khan hiếm

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monsoon (n)

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gió mùa
monsoon reason: mùa mưa

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dispute

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tranh chấp

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tourist-mecca of [N]

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thánh địa du lịch

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devolve

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chuyển nhượng

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trigger

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kích hoạt

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disparity

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chênh lệch

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activist

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các nhà hoạt động

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vow reform

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tuyên bố cải cách

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augment (v)

A

tăng

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desalination

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sự khử muối

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avert (v)

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tránh

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replenish

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bổ sung

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persist (v)

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vẫn tồn tại

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contingency plan

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kế hoạch dự phòng

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feeder reservoir

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hồ chứa trung chuyển

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impose

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áp đặt (thuế, restrictions,…

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urge (v)

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thúc đẩy, giục giã

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austerity (n)

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khắc khổ

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economic hub

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trung tâm kinh tế

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crisis (n)

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khủng hoảng

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loom (v)

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hiện ra lờ mờ

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loom (v)

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hiện ra lờ mờ

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notorious (adj)

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khét tiếng

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blackouts (n)

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sự mất điện

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dilapidated (adj)

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đổ nát

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l

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