So far this year, the average flow in Itaipu is 6,800 cubic meters per second.

今年到目前为止，伊泰普大坝的平均流量为每秒6800立方米。

Workers at Itaipu say the dam normally averages an inflow of about 11,000 cubic meters per second.

伊泰普大坝的工作人员说，通常情况下，大坝的平均流量大约为每秒1。1万立方米。

Zarate said the Itaipu dam " totally relies on the improvement of the water flows" .

萨拉特说，伊泰普大坝" 完全依赖于水流的改善" 。

Itaipu was built to provide Paraguay and Brazil with a regular supply of water for their agriculture and industry.

建造伊代普水坝是为了定期给巴拉圭和巴西提供农业与工业用水。

Itaipu, which means singing stones in the language of the local Indians, took 30,000 people seven years to build.

伊代普，在当地印第安人的语言中是“歌唱的石头”的意思，是由三万人耗时七年建成。

Despite Three Gorges record-setting scale, the Itaipu Dam still produced more power.

尽管三峡规模创纪录，但伊泰普大坝的发电量仍然更大。

The Itaipu Dam is as tall as a skyscraper.

伊泰普大坝和摩天大楼一样高。

The Itaipu dam supplies about 10 percent of the energy used in Brazil and 86 percent of energy used in Paraguay.

伊泰普大坝为巴西提供了约10%的电力，为巴拉圭提供了约86%的电力。

The Itaipu Dam, on the other hand, is located atop what was previously the planet's largest waterfall by volume.

另一方面，伊泰普大坝位于以前地球上体积最大的瀑布之上。

The dam would contain 32 turbines— 12 more than the previous record holder, South America's Itaipu Dam.

大坝将包含 32 台涡轮机——比之前的记录保持者南美洲的伊泰普大坝多 12 台。

The Itaipu dam located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay is the biggest generator of renewable energy in the world.

位于巴西和巴拉圭边界的伊泰普大坝是世界上最大的可再生能源发电站。

Three Gorges has the world's highest installed turbine capacity, meaning it's theoretically capable of producing over 50% more power than Itaipu.

三峡拥有世界上最高的涡轮机装机容量，这意味着理论上它的发电能力比伊泰普高出 50% 以上。

To understand why Itaipu can outperform Three Gorges, we need to look at the two factors that determine a dam's energy output.

要理解为什么伊泰普能胜过三峡，我们需要看看决定大坝能量输出的两个因素。

Although the dam's construction destroyed this natural wonder, the constant flow of water allows Itaipu to consistently generate more power each year.

尽管大坝的建设破坏了这一自然奇观，但源源不断的水流让伊泰普每年都能持续发电。