1. We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding,
    值得庆幸的是，只有低洼的受到洪水影响，而低洼地在我们农场比例很小。

2. The recent flooding in the south was a calamity.
    最近南方的洪水是一场灾难。

3. The wall will act as defence against flooding.
    墙能起防洪的作用。

4. The annual flooding is caused by the melting snows on the high Ethiopian plateau, from where the Nile originates.
    尼罗河发源于埃塞俄比亚高原，那里融化的冰雪致使河水年年泛滥。

5. But other farms are less favourably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
    但其他农场的位置不那么有利，有时洪水会给农场主带来灾难。

6. But other farms are less favourably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
    其他农场地势欠佳，洪水有时会给农场主带来灾难。