When it comes to the protection of water, People may know about the importance of doing it, but few people know about that March 22 is the world water day. The world water day aims to call up people’s attention to protect the fresh water and enhance the people’s awareness of water crisis. In China, the government stipulates that the last week of March is the Chinese water week. The main theme of this year is water and energy.
当提到保护水资源时，人们都知道其重要性，但是只有少数人知道每年的3月22日是世界水日。世界水日旨在号召人们保护水资源和让人们意识到水资源的紧缺的危机。在中国，政府规定3月的最后一周为“中国水周”。今年世界水日的主题是“水与能源”。

Due to water, the living being can exist on earth. Water sustains human life and the environment. But with the rapid development of human society, the fresh water can hardly meet the needs of people in some areas. According to the least data, more than one billion people can not have clean fresh water. What’s worse, the surface and groundwater pollution is increasing rapidly. The main reason of water shortage is the rapid growth of population. People use different ways to get water, the water sources are being stretched to their limits. Another reason is that some factories pour dirty water into the rivers or lakes and make pollution. Thus there is less pure fresh water on the earth.
因为水，世界上的生物才得以生存。水维持了人类的生命和所生存的环境。但是随着人类社会的快速发展，淡水已经很难满足人们的需求了。根据最新的调查显示：超过10亿人喝不到干净的水。更加糟糕的是，地表和地下水污染也日趋严重。缺水的主要原因是人口的快速增长。人们用不同的方式去开采水资源，使其接近匮乏的边缘。其他原因是一些工厂直接把污水排放到河流和湖泊里面，导致了淡水被污染。因此，地球上的水资源越来越少。

It needs international cooperation and worldwide awareness to solve the problems of water shortage. Every ordinary people should realize the importance of water protection and save water. The government should take some effective measures to protect the water. Such as build more systems to clean-up the water, and collect the rainwater. Only in these ways, we can sustain our life.
解决水资源短缺的问题需要全球的合作和提高人们的环保意识。让每个普通人明白了解到保护水的重要性。政府理应采取有力措施来保护水资源。例如建造更多的净化水系统，收集雨水等等。只有这样，我们才能生存下去。