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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3
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years of mounting (adj)

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nhiều năm

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4
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deficit (n)

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sự thiếu hụt

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5
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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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7
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at irregular

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bất thường

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8
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at irregular

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bất thường

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9
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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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11
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water shortage

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tình trạng thiếu nước

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12
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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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14
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bet on sth

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đặt cược vào

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15
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set back

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cản trở

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16
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grapple

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kéo lên

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17
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staggering

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đáng kinh ngạc

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18
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shut off

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ngắt (nước, điện,…)

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19
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subject

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chịu đựng

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20
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in fines

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phạt (100dollars in fines)

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21
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allotment

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sự phân bổ

22
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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
sự khan hiếm
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monsoon (n)
gió mùa monsoon reason: mùa mưa
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dispute
tranh chấp
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tourist-mecca of [N]
thánh địa du lịch
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devolve
chuyển nhượng
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trigger
kích hoạt
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disparity
chênh lệch
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activist
các nhà hoạt động
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vow reform
tuyên bố cải cách
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augment (v)
tăng
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desalination
sự khử muối
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avert (v)
tránh
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replenish
bổ sung
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persist (v)
vẫn tồn tại
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contingency plan
kế hoạch dự phòng
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feeder reservoir
hồ chứa trung chuyển
41
impose
áp đặt (thuế, restrictions,...
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urge (v)
thúc đẩy, giục giã
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austerity (n)
khắc khổ
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economic hub
trung tâm kinh tế
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crisis (n)
khủng hoảng
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loom (v)
hiện ra lờ mờ
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loom (v)
hiện ra lờ mờ
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notorious (adj)
khét tiếng
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blackouts (n)
sự mất điện
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dilapidated (adj)
đổ nát
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