近日，阿联酋国家顾问局有限公司宣布了一项伟大的计划——将一座冰山从南极拖运到阿联酋富查伊拉的海岸边，以此作为该地区新鲜的淡水

Encouraging life to bloom in the middle of a desert is no easy task.

在沙漠中生活绝非易事。

But one company in the United Arab Emirates has come up with a bizarre plan to provide drinking water for the state's citizens.

但是阿联酋一家公司想出妙计，解决民众饮水问题。

The firm intends to haul icebergs from Antarctica to the gulf coast in order to harvest its billions of gallons of fresh water.

这家公司计划从南极洲拖运冰山到中东海湾，从中获得大量淡水。

The National Advisor Bureau, headquartered in Masdar City, Abu-Dhabi, plans to source the massive blocks of ice from Heard Island, around 600 miles (1000 kilometres) off the coast of mainland Antarctica.

总部位于阿布扎比马斯达尔城的国家顾问局有限公司计划从赫德岛开采冰山。赫德岛位于南极洲外海，约600英里 It will then transport them around 5,500 miles (8,800 km) to Fujairah, one of the seven emirates which make up the UAE.

冰山会被运往阿联酋的七个酋长国之一---富查伊拉，全程5500英里 One iceberg could provide enough for one million people over five years, according to the company.

该公司称，每座冰山产生的淡水够100万人饮用五年。

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