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|  hòu guǒ后果  shì是  yòu fā lā dǐ hé幼发拉底河  de的  mìng mài命脉  bīn lín濒临  gān hàn干旱  ér而  qiān bǎi nián lái千百年来  zhè这  tiáo条  hé河  bǎo zhèng保证  le了  jū mín居民  de的  fēng fù丰富  yòng shuǐ用水  shèn zhì甚至  shì zài是在  gān hàn干旱  shí qī时期 | 
| The effect has been to starve the Euphrates of its lifeblood, which throughout the ages has guaranteed bountiful water, even during drought. |