Well, in the 1950s, the Soviets decided to divert that water to irrigate the desert to grow cotton, believe it or not, in Kazakhstan, to sell cotton to the international markets to bring foreign currency into the Soviet Union.
好，1950年代，苏联决定将河水改道 引入沙漠地带，种植棉花，信不信由你 引入哈萨克斯坦，将棉花贩卖到国际市场 替苏联赚取外汇