地道美語聽力播客844: 經(jīng)歷干旱

Fabian: How long do you think this drought is going to last?
富賓恩：你覺得這場干旱能持續(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。我在沙漠長大。降水不足只是一個不爭的事實。
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，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)作物來維持生計的。
Lia: You make it sound like we’re experiencing another Dust Bowl when the water table is just a little low.
莉婭：你說的就像我們正在經(jīng)歷一場新的“黑色風(fēng)暴”， 事實只不過是地下水位有點下降而已。
Fabian: I think it’s a little more serious than that.
富賓恩：我認(rèn)為事實比你說的要更嚴(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)在需要的是一個蓄水池。那樣才能保證小鎮(zhèn)擁有應(yīng)對干旱所需的水儲備。
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沙塵暴多點雷雨。
Lia: And for people to stop over farming. That and deforestation are half the problem.
莉婭：人們還要停止過度耕種。過度耕種和濫砍濫伐也是問題的一部分。
Fabian: You may be right, but that’s not what people want to hear right now. They need some relief.
富賓恩：也許你是對的，但那不是人們現(xiàn)在想要聽到的。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。