地道美語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力播客844: 經(jīng)歷干旱

Fabian: How long do you think this drought is going to last?
富賓恩：你覺(jué)得這場(chǎng)干旱能持續(xù)多久？
Lia: I have no idea, but I’m not worried. I grew up in the desert. Not having enough precipitation was just a fact of life.
莉婭：不知道，但我并不擔(dān)心。我在沙漠長(zhǎng)大。降水不足只是一個(gè)不爭(zhēng)的事實(shí)。
Fabian: Yes, but people here aren’t used to getting this little rainfall. Their livelihood depends on having a reliable water supply for their crops.
富賓恩：對(duì)，可是這里的人們并不習(xí)慣降水如此之少。他們可是全靠足夠的降水澆灌農(nóng)作物來(lái)維持生計(jì)的。
Lia: You make it sound like we’re experiencing another Dust Bowl when the water table is just a little low.
莉婭：你說(shuō)的就像我們正在經(jīng)歷一場(chǎng)新的“黑色風(fēng)暴”， 事實(shí)只不過(guò)是地下水位有點(diǎn)下降而已。
Fabian: I think it’s a little more serious than that.
富賓恩：我認(rèn)為事實(shí)比你說(shuō)的要更嚴(yán)重。
Lia: What we need here is a reservoir. That would give this town the water reserves it needs in case of a drought.
莉婭：我們現(xiàn)在需要的是一個(gè)蓄水池。那樣才能保證小鎮(zhèn)擁有應(yīng)對(duì)干旱所需的水儲(chǔ)備。
Fabian: What we really need are fewer dust storms and more thunderstorms.
富賓恩：我們真正需要的是少點(diǎn)沙塵暴多點(diǎn)雷雨。
Lia: And for people to stop over farming. That and deforestation are half the problem.
莉婭：人們還要停止過(guò)度耕種。過(guò)度耕種和濫砍濫伐也是問(wèn)題的一部分。
Fabian: You may be right, but that’s not what people want to hear right now. They need some relief.
富賓恩：也許你是對(duì)的，但那不是人們現(xiàn)在想要聽(tīng)到的。他們需要一些救濟(jì)。
Lia: Maybe the town’s water conservation efforts will make a difference.
莉婭：也許小鎮(zhèn)努力節(jié)約用水的成果會(huì)起作用。
Fabian: Well, I’m certainly willing to stop bathing if it’ll help.
富賓恩：好吧，如果能幫上忙的話，我愿意不再洗澡。
Lia: I thought you already had.
莉婭：我想你已經(jīng)這么做了吧。