YICHANG - The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, is expected to increase its water discharges over three days in a bid to fight the severe drought that has ravaged Central China's Hubei province and some southern provinces since February.
宜昌——三峡世界上最大的水力发电项目有望在未来三天增加其放水量，为了缓解自２月来华中地区湖北及其它南方省市的严重干旱。
The discharge speed of the dam will accelerate to 7,000 cubic meters per second during the next three days, 1,500 cubic meters faster than the inflow speed, said Wang Hai of the dam's construction and operation management bureau.
在未来三天，大坝的放水速度将增加到每秒７０００立方米，比之前流速快1500立方米，大坝建设及运营管理局的王说。
The decision was jointly made Saturday by the flood control and drought relief headquarters of the Yangtze River and China Three Gorges Corporation to fight the drought while maintaining normal shipping along the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway.
此决定周六由扬子江控洪抗灾指挥部与中国三峡公司联合做出，以应对干旱，同时维持中国最长河道扬子江的正常航运。
Hubei province, where Three Gorges is located, now is facing the worst spring drought in 50 years. Other downriver provinces such as Jiangxi and Hunan, both of which are major grain producers, are also affected by the drought.
湖北省，三峡所在地，目前面临近５０年来最严重的干旱。其它下流省像江西，湖南省，此两省为粮食主要的生产省，也被干旱所影响。
This is the second time an emergency water discharge has occurred since the dam's operation began in 2006. In December 2009, Three Gorges postponed the impoundment plan and unleashed water to ensure shipping services on Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake located at the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
这是自２００６年大坝开始运营第二次紧急放水。在２００９年１２月，三峡延期蓄水计划，放水以确保位于扬子江中下游的洞庭湖鄱阳湖航运服务。
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