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。

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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。

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Nomadic herdsmen must often cope with the country's extreme climate, including the dzud, a harsh winter that follows a dry summer.

牧人经常会遇到极端的气候，包括dzud(暴风雪)，在干燥的夏天后随之而来的是冷冽的寒冬。

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Britain has just weathered floods and storms in a wetter than average winter, but experts are already warning that it could be a very dry summer.

BBC: Special Report

It didn't feel much like it yesterday, driving back from mid Wales, wipers going all the way but by the looks of things, it's going to be a long, dry summer.

BBC: Highly politicised liquid assets

As I wrote several months ago, the media did the same thing with the hot summer, arguing frequently that this recent hot dry summer proved a trend for extreme temperatures, drought, and forest fires.

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