It hasn’t rained as much as usual. This dry spell started several months ago and fresh water levels are dropping fast. If we don’t have rain soon, the situation will become critical — it’ll be a drought [乾旱]. That’s a prolonged [長期的] period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water. Each one of us can help by conserving [善用保護] water. Voluntarily conserving water now will help delay a severe [嚴峻] water shortage and in the meantime we might get lucky — it might rain.

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Lucy and I live on the 24th floor of an apartment building here in Taipei. We both like the place, the city view [城市景觀] and its location, but I like it a little bit more than Lucy. You see, my toilet is, of course, in our apartment on the 24th floor. Lucy’s toilet, on the other hand, is a little farther away, 24 floors down to be exact, and then a short walk to the park.

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Lucy and I live on the 24th floor of an apartment building here in Taipei. We both like the place, the city view [城市景觀] and its location, but I like it a little bit more than Lucy. You see, my toilet is, of course, in our apartment on the 24th floor. Lucy’s toilet, on the other hand, is a little farther away, 24 floors down to be exact, and then a short walk to the park.

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