| The Three Gorges Dam is discharging water into the Yangtze River to help combat a lingering drought in central and eastern China, Xinhua reports. |
據新華社報道，三峽大壩正在向長江中下游放水，以緩解華中地區持續不斷的旱災。 |
| The Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission said that the dam has discharged about 600 million cubic meters of water over the past three days. |
長江水利委員會表示，過去三天大壩排水6億立方米。 |
| As a result, water levels in the Hankou region rose by 1.34 meters to 16.59 meters, and in the Jiujiang region by 1.1 meters to 10.58 meters. |
長江漢口段的水位上升1.34米，至16.59米，九江段的水位升高1.1米，至10.58米。 |
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Water levels in Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake have risen by 1.56 meters and 1.16 meters, respectively.
(China.org.cn May 24, 2011)
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洞庭湖和鄱陽湖的水位分別上升了1.56米和1.16米。 |
