In fact, water is always scarce in Botswana.

事实上，博茨瓦纳一直是缺水的。

Local peoples are affected by the lack of water.

当地人受缺水影响。

And Venezuela is still running out of water.

委内瑞拉依然缺水。

Hydrating on a stakeout is a double-edged sword anyway.

监视的时候缺水本来就是把双刃剑。

This flower is dying for want of water.

这朵花因为缺水快枯死了。

The river suffers from a severe water shortage.

同时海河目严重缺水态。

I don't know to what extent people really are lacking water.

不知道人们缺水的程度有多严重。

New crops are appearing, despite the lack of water.

尽管缺水，新作物仍在生长。

He admitted there is more than one reason for the lack of water.

他承认，缺水的原因不止一个。

When you are lacking water, your mouth becomes dry.

当你缺水时，你的嘴会变得干燥。

The reasons include a lack of water, crop failure, and other disasters.

原因包括缺水、庄稼歉收和其他灾难。

Aid workers say clean water is scarce in remote health clinics.

救援人员说，偏远地区的卫生诊所缺水严重。

Across Venezuela there are still blackouts and also water shortages.

委内瑞拉国内目仍有停电以及缺水现象。

Most animals would go extinct without water.

大多数动物也会因为缺水而灭绝。

But today, about a billion people are living in water scarce areas.

但如今，大约有10亿人生活在缺水地区。

Thirsty people are getting clean Water.

缺水的人民将得到干净的水。

The lack of water, well, it's having a catastrophic impact on farms across the region.

缺水对整个地区的农场带来的毁灭性的打击。

And being poor comes with serious problems, from disease to lack of water.

贫穷会带来严重问题，从疾病到缺水比比皆是。

After a few days, plants would give up their attempts to survive without water.

再过几天，植物们也会因为缺水而无法生存。

The answer is quite simple — it's the lack of water.

答案很简单——缺水。