They passed no ship from which they could obtain water; their only hope lay in the making of port.

他们没有碰上任何可以获得水源的船，他们唯一的希望在于建造港口。

As for the millions of other people who don't have any access, ground pumping is basically the only means of obtaining any fresh water for themselves.

至于数百万其他无法获得任何淡水的人，从地面抽水基本就是他们自己获取淡水的唯一方式。

A build-it-yourself solar still is one of the best ways to obtain drinking water in areas where the liquid is not readily available.

在液体不易获得的地区， 自制太阳能蒸馏器是获取饮用水的最佳方式之一。

So Nebraska is moving to act on a right it holds in a 99-year-old compact between the states, to dig a canal into Colorado to obtain more South Platte water.

因此，内布拉斯加州正在采取行动，按照两州之间已有99年历史的契约中的一项权利行事，在科罗拉多州挖一条运河以获得更多的南普拉特水。