| 1. | The dam was not strong enough to hold back the flood waters .
水坝不够坚固，挡不住洪水。 |
| 2. | The dam is accomplished .
水坝已大功告成。 |
| 3. | Dams and waterworks have been provided to improve irrigation .
修建水坝和水利工程以改善灌溉条件。 |
| 4. | The dam gave way .
水坝坍塌了。 |
| 5. | The construction of a dam influences downstream channel stability in two ways .
水坝的建设在两个方面影响下游河道的稳定。 |
| 6. | Such mechanisms were soon built into dams to harness vast amounts of electricity .
不久就把这种机器安装在水坝上，用来大量发电。 |
| 7. | After the first flood, we planted 300 olive and almond trees behind each dam .
第一次洪水之后，我们在每个水坝后面补种了300棵橄榄树和巴日杏树。 |
| 8. | This was the project, originally conceived by the british colonial administration, for a dam on the volta river .
那就是原由英国殖民政府所设计的沃尔特水坝工程计划。 |
| 9. | Literally thousands of concrete dams are providing water supply shortage, irrigation, flood control, and power generation .
可以毫不夸张地说，有成千上万座混凝土水坝正在供灌溉，给水、防洪、发电之用。 |
| 10. | Then, to help the salmon swim upstream to deposit their eggs, they build special fish ladders up the smaller dams and rapids .
同时，为帮助鲑鱼逆水，游回产卵的地方，他们在较小的水坝和急流上建设鱼梯。 |
