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女士们,先生们:非常荣幸再次光临北京这个伟大的城市。进入新世纪以来,这个城市处处发生着日新月异的巨大变化。这是一个非常适合谈论水问题的地方。水问题已经成为新世纪的主要话题之一。水是可持续发展的生命活力之源泉。如果没有,或者没有足够水资源,可持续发展将是不能实现的。同样地,在太多水的连续危害处境中,发展也不可能是可持续的。稳定的水供给是可持续发展的必要条件,防洪则是可持续发展的安全保障。我们已经认识到,洪水对国家发展的威胁越来越大。上世纪90年代的特大洪水事件就是明证。1993年和1995年,莱茵河发生两次
Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great honor to visit Beijing again this great city. Since entering the new century, great changes have taken place in this city with each passing day. This is a great place to talk about water. Water has become one of the major topics of the new century. Water is the source of sustainable vitality. If not, or there is not enough water, sustainable development will not be achieved. Likewise, development can not be sustainable in the context of the continuing hazards of too much water. Stable water supply is a necessary condition for sustainable development and flood control is the guarantee for sustainable development. We have come to realize that the floods threaten the development of our country more and more. The flood events in the 1990s were proof of this. In 1993 and 1995, the Rhine happened twice