国际英语资讯:Feature: Palestinians in Gaza benefit from China-funded desalination plants
<p><span word="GAZA">GAZA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 17-- <span word="Abdul">Abdul</span>-<span word="Rahim">Rahim</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Gouda">Gouda</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="Strip">Strip</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rafah">Rafah</span>, <span word="breathed">breathed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sigh">sigh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="desalination">desalination</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="impoverished">impoverished</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Naser">Naser</span> <span word="village">village</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joyful">joyful</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="filtered">filtered</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Gouda">Gouda</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 50-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Attar">Attar</span>, 13, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="playmate">playmate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="potable">potable</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="playmate">playmate</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="shekels">shekels</span> (0.58 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="filtered">filtered</span> <span word="water">water</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Attar">Attar</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Relief">Relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Works">Works</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span> <span word="Refugees">Refugees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Near">Near</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="built">built</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="potable">potable</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Gouda">Gouda</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="potable">potable</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="salty">salty</span>, <span word="unclean">unclean</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipality">municipality</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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