“自来水”，告急！

市民纷涌超市，纯净水价格猛涨…… 这很让人想到2005年哈尔滨因松花江污染而引起的停水风波。近日，太湖蓝藻提前暴发，无锡居民为此备受变质自来水的困扰。

请看外电相关报道：Residents in eastern Chinese city of Wuxi rushed to buy bottled water after tap supplies became putrid¹ from algae² blanketing a nearby lake, and scientists said the outbreak could last for months.

The volatile³ mix of pollution, thirsty citizens and health worries echoed a panic in late 2005, when millions of residents of Harbin in northeast China had tap water cut off for weeks after a toxic⁴ spill in the Songhua River affected⁵ drinking water.

报道中的“tap water”就是我们每天使用的“自来水”，有时也可写作“running water”或“tap supplies”。

此外，这里再顺便提一提“矿泉水”。“Mineral water/spring water”用来专指“天然矿泉水”，但超市里买来喝的矿泉水一般用“bottled water”来形容。

最后，再谈一个与“喝水”有关的词 —— drinking fountain（饮水机）。