Water for the World

為世界尋找水資源Clean water changes lives 次開發一座水井，逐步為人們的生命帶來改變Changing lives one water well at a time. by Chelsea Ewald

You use water every day and probably take it for granted. When you take a shower, you don't worry that the water will stop. When you drink water, you can be confident it is pretty safe. You never have to worry about not having enough water. It is always available to you. But for nearly one billion people, water is a problem. For those who do not have access to safe water, life is a constant struggle.

The problem
In developing countries, clean, safe water is hard to come by. In fact, entire villages sometimes do not have a clean water source. Villagers cannot turn on a faucet to get water but must walk several kilometers to find it. They often have to collect water from dirty rivers and streams. This water is then used for everything from bathing to drinking. When people drink dirty water, they can become very sick. Water-related diseases can even be deadly, especially among children. One child dies every 15 seconds from a water-related disease.

The solution
As this water crisis gains attention from around the world, people are taking action. Many organization's are committed to bringing clean water to places in need.

Water.org
Actor Matt Damon has been raising awareness about the world water crisis for years. In 2009 he co-founded Water.org as a way to bring clean water to people. By forming partnerships with
local organizations, Water.or teaches people how to solve their own water problems. The results have been amazing. Communities in Africa, South Asia and Central America have seen their lives change through Water.org projects.

The Water Project
Another organization working toward transforming lives with clean water is The Water Project. This organization has already helped bring clean water to 60,000 people in India and Africa. They do this by funding and digging wells. As a result of having clean water, people become healthy again. Men return to work, women start small businesses, and children return to school.
Clean water changes lives.

More Information
In developing countries, it's the women and girls who usually collect the water. They often walk several kilometers to find it--taking as long as eight hours a day! Once filled, their water pots can weight as much as 20kg.
A person living in Sub-Saharan Africa uses about 10 to 20 liters of water each day, in contrast, the average Canadian uses 326 liters of water each day.

Grammar Tip
As a result of having clean water, People become healthy again. - emphasis "having clean water"
"People become healthy again because they have clean water."-emphasis the "people"
“as a result of”-
Mrs. White now has extra time to do other things because she has assigned house chores to her children.
As a result of assigning the house chores to her children, Mrs. White now has extra time to do other things
The workers feel more confident about their jobs after they had meeting with their new supervised.
As a result of meeting with their new supervisor, the workers feel more confident about their jobs.

Vocabulary Tips
take something for granted-把某事物當作是理所當然的。
*Children tend to take their parents' loving care for granted.
take someone/something for granted-不關心/不在乎/不注意。
*Mark took his wife for granted for so long that she couldn't stand it anymore.實在忍不住了 come by (v. idiom)-得到，獲得。
*Such a great opportunity is hard to come by. You should take it!
*Such a good guy as Joseph is hard to come by.
*Henry couldn't explain how he come by his nasty cut. 得到那麽嚴重的傷。
faucet (n)-水龍頭
*The plumber replaced the leaking faucet with a new one.
*When I turn on the faucet, only dirty water comes out.
*Dad connected the hose to the faucet and started to water the lawn.
awareness-認知，体認，察覺 aware-察覺
*The campaign raised awareness on global warming.
*He has a lack of awareness when it comes to understanding how much trouble he causes.
partnership-合夥，合作伙伴
*The medical research team works in partnership with Harvard University.
*The business partnership between the two companies is strong even in challenging times.
transform-改觀，革新。trans-越過，通過。
*The invention of the telephone transformed communication forever.
*The conductor totally transformed the orchestra. 改觀了管弦樂隊。

Chat Room
restroom/ bathroom- (bathing-洗澡）美國統稱爲廁所。不管有無洗澡設備。
Water Closet (W.C) -，歐洲人對“厠所”的稱呼。
washroom-加拿大人用它來表示“厠所”
outhouses-古代，沒有抽水馬桶，與主建築院離的，用木頭隔間的戶外厠所
portable toilets=Porta-Potties--大型演唱會，使用的戶外活動厠所。
toilet training=Potty training。 小孩大小便訓練。
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不規則的單複數名詞變換:
crisis危機--複數是crises, (末尾是sis,is, 複數是吧"is" 改爲“es"
hypothesis假設，假定，意測--複數是hypotheses
其他不規則的如：
criteria標準，凖据，規範--複數criterion
alumnus校友--複數alumni （畢業生校友，前輩）
graduate-大學畢業生，已得到學位的，畢了業的，或是研究生的，研究所的。