Plants grow by taking water from the soil, and when a plant dies it frees water which it would otherwise consume.

植物从土壤里汲取水分得意生长，植物死后就不会再耗费水分。

And of course, if you don't want to pay, at least you'll be served with free hot water.

当然，如果你不想付钱， 至少你会得到免费热水。

We spoke with Francesco Sindico, from the University of Strathclyde, who explained why having a right to water doesn't mean free water in the future.

我们采访了斯特拉斯克莱德大学的 Francesco Sindico，他解释了为什么拥有水权并不意味着未来免费用水。

A massive oak claims its ground for 200 years or more, outcompeting all other would-be canopy trees by casting a dense shade and drawing up any free water in the soil.

一颗巨大的橡树占据它的领地长达200年甚至更久，通过制造浓密的树荫和吸收土壤中任何多余水分驱逐所有可能的冠层树木。

Government officials have urged Indian employers to reduce and change work hours during heat waves, particularly in outdoor areas such as construction sites, and have provided free drinking water in particularly vulnerable and crowded areas.

政府官员已经敦促印度企业单位，尤其是建筑工地之类的户外工作场所，减少并调整热浪期间的工作时间，还在特别容易受高温影响，人流量又很大的地区为大家提供免费饮用水。

A successful strike would destroy the dam and free up the waters to flow back up to Egypt into Lake Nassar behind their Aswan High Dam, relieving the country of its hypothetical drought-like conditions during this desperate potential scenario.

一次成功的袭击将摧毁大坝，释放出的水流将回流到埃及阿斯旺大坝后面的纳赛尔湖，缓解埃及在这种绝望的潜在情况下可能出现的干旱状况。