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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Does "Parched, California Halts Tap for Agencies" mean "suffering drought, California stops offering water for Agencies"?
Context:
Acting in one of the worst droughts in the state’s history, officials said that they would cut off the water that is provided to local agencies serving 25 million residents.
More:
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/us/amid-drought-california-agency-will-withhold-water-deliveries.html?hp
By IAN LOVETTActing in one of the worst droughts in the state’s history, officials said that they would cut off the water that is provided to local agencies serving 25 million residents.
More:
http://www.nytimes.com/
Top answer
California Halts Tap for Agencies = officials said that they would cut off the water that is provided to local agencies serving 25 million residents. tap = faucet halts tap = shuts off the faucet = cuts off the water parched = dry; in a drought CJ
- California Halts Tap for Agencies = officials said that they would cut off the water that is provided to local agencies serving 25 million residents.
- tap = faucet halts tap = shuts off the faucet = cuts off the water parched = dry; in a drought CJ
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California Halts Tap for Agencies
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officials said that they would cut off the water that is provided to local agencies serving 25 million residents.
tap = faucet
halts tap = shuts off the faucet = cuts off the water
parched = dry; in a drought
CJ
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officials said that they would cut off the water that is provided to local agencies serving 25 million residents.
tap = faucet
halts tap = shuts off the faucet = cuts off the water
parched = dry; in a drought
CJ
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