9/16 Water Shortage

Talk about the likelihood of a water shortage.

It seems like we have enough water around us, but there is a high possibility that we may face a water shortage in the future. People think that the Earth has an endless amount of water, but that's not true. 70 percent of the Earth is water, but 97 percent of that is sea water. Less than 3 percent is fresh water we can use. Some countries are already running out of fresh water supplies. Rivers and lakes are drying up. Plus, we see severe droughts more often. We need to conserve water as much as we can. Also, we need to come up with ways to recycle the water that we use.

@ Speaking Tips: conserve 절약하다

물이나 에너지 자원에 관련된 절약을 언급할 때 사용하는 동사가 바로 conserve이다. 명사 형태인 conservation과 함께 매우 흔하게 사용된다.

@ Don't keep the water running.  물 틀어 놓지 마.