The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages.
干燥的夏季加剧了缺水的问题。
For example, a pond in hilly country that maintains a steady water level all through a dry summer in spite of having no streams flowing into it must obviously be seepage dominated.
例如，在丘陵地区的一个池塘，尽管没有小溪流入但在整个干燥的夏季保持稳定的水位，显然一定是以渗流为主。
Paper and wood burn easily in dry summer.
在干燥的夏季，纸木极易着火。
Most are smallholders, who fall easily into debt, and a dry summer can mean ruination.
他们主要都是一些小农场主，很容易就会欠债，甚至，一个干旱的夏季就是意味着破产。
The dry summer air cured them, much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
夏天干燥的空气使它们熟化，就象人工培养的牧草堆在牲口棚里达到熟化一样。
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