The first, of course, was that since Libya enjoys a long coastline straddling the Mediterranean, they could hypothetically construct a system of desalination plants that would transform the undrinkable salt water of the Mediterranean into usable freshwater.

首先，当然，由于利比亚拥有横跨地中海的漫长海岸线，他们可以假设建造一个海水淡化厂系统，将地中海不能饮用的盐水转化为可用的淡水。