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南水北调South-to-North Water Diversion 中国南水北调官方网站公布，南水北调北京段应急调水已开始，第一批河北水源已于2008年奔向北京。目前，北京已做好迎接南水北调京石段应急水源准备，并将出台河北应急来水的水量配置计划，主要保证城市生活用水。 请看新华社的报道： According to the South-to-North water diversion office， when part of the project is completed in 2010， about 1 billion cubic meters of water will be diverted to Beijing annually. 据南水北调办公室称，到2010年该工程部分项目完工时，每年将会有大约十亿立方米的水源输往北京。 上述报道中，South-to-North water diversion就是南水北调的英文表达，South-to-North Water Diversion Project是南水北调工程。 The South-to-North Water Diversion Project， consisting of eastern， middle and western routes， is designed to divert water from the water-rich south of the country， mainly the Yangtze River， the countrys longest， to the dry north.（南水北调工程包括东线、中线、西线三条调水线路，主要从水资源丰富的长江流域往干旱的北方地区输送水源）。 | 
