Rainstorms have pelted Jilin since late July and the rain-triggered floods have left 74 people dead and 71 others missing.

从7月底开始，吉林暴雨肆虐，引发的洪水已造成74人死亡，71人失踪。

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Anyone can see a clear-cut rain forest and know that something was lost, but on the surface, a living sea and a dead one look much the same.

所有人都能在看到热带雨林被砍伐的同时感到失去了什么，但一片生机勃勃的海域和一片死气沉沉的海域从表面看来没什么两样。

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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, pioneering microscopist, observed in 1702 that dry sediments of "animalcules", expected to be dead, were brought back to life when exposed to rain water.

安东尼·范·列文虎克——使用显微镜的先驱，在1702年观测发现，把被认为死亡了的干枯的“微生物”沉积物放在雨水中时它们又复活了。

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"It contributes to smog,acid rain, loss of biodiversity, dead zones along the coast, global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion.

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His favourite scene was where Penny, carrying a dead cowboy, rode through the rain to apply for the dead man's job, only to be mocked.

ECONOMIST: Charlton Heston

Residents in northern Kenya rely on animals for survival, but the lack of rain has left dead animals strewn all over the landscape.

CNN: Kenyans unite to raise funds for citizens battling drought

Around 100 people were feared dead after an illegal gold mine collapsed after heavy rain in 2010.

BBC: Ghana gold mine collapse kills 16