从南极拖冰山去沙漠

Encouraging life to bloom in the middle of a desert is no easy task. But one company in the United Arab Emirates has come up with a bizarre plan to provide drinking water for the state's citizens. The firm intends to haul icebergs from Antarctica to the gulf coast in order to harvest its billions of gallons of fresh water. It will then transport them around 8,800 km to Fujairah, one of the seven emirates which make up the UAE. One iceberg could provide enough for one million people over five years, according to the company. 在沙漠中生活绝非易事。但是阿联酋一家公司想出妙计，解决民众饮水问题。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。冰山会被运往阿联酋的七个酋长国之一---富查伊拉，全程8800公里。该公司称，每座冰山产生的淡水够100万人饮用五年。