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1·Some desalination plants exist where feasible, but they are costly to run and can need constant repair.

在可行的地方有一些海水淡化厂，但它们的运营成本很高，并且需要经常维修。

2·Existing desalination plants do this in one of two ways.

现在的海水淡化工厂有两种办法使海水脱盐。

3·Existing desalination plants work in one of two ways.

现有的海水淡化设备工作原理有两种。

4·The existing large-scale desalination plants, most of them opted for this method.

现行大型海水淡化厂，大多采用此法。

5·Desalination plants convert seawater to drinking water, but at a cost that can induce tears.

海水淡化厂将海水转变成饮用水，但代价大到能让人哭出来。

6·New lower-cost desalination plants could expand freshwater supplies for coastal population centers.

新型的低成本脱盐厂能够增加对高人口沿海地区的供水。

7·Cities in Texas, California and Australia are already building or planning desalination plants, for example.

例如，一些田纳西洲、加里·福尼亚洲、澳大利亚的城市正在计划或者已经开始兴建脱盐设备。

8·Theproliferation of jellyfish has caused problems for seaside power and desalination plants in Japan, theMiddle East and Africa.

水母爆发给日本、中东和非洲的海滨电厂、海水淡化厂制造麻烦；

9·The International Desalination Association says that as of 2007 there were about 13, 000 desalination plants operating around the world.

国际海水淡化协会提供的数据表明，2007年全球有大约13000座海水淡化厂在工作。

10·Sea life can get sucked into desalination plants, killing small ocean creatures like baby fish and plankton, upsetting the food chain.

海洋生物随着海水进入淡化厂后将被消灭殆尽，一些海洋生物比如小鱼和浮游生物被消灭后会扰乱海洋里的食物链。