Locust eggs depend on soil moisture for their development, and both low and high rainfall can benefit them, as receding water levels and formerly flooded areas provide moist soil.

蝗虫的卵依赖潮湿的泥土来发育，较少的和较多的降雨都会有益于它们生长，因为水位下降和曾经发过洪水的地方都有潮湿的泥土。

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Heavy rains flooded the land. A lack of nitrogen in the soil made the corn stalks puny.

有些农田被牲口过度放牧亏损，暴雨淹没了田地，缺乏氮气造成玉米的秆子矮小。

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It is Shown by investigation data that flooded irrigation in the loess plateau area is a measure of soil conservation with less cost and high economic benefits.

调查资料表明，在黄土高原地区引洪漫灌是一项费用省、经济效益高的水保措施。

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At The Haycock Hotel at Wansford its cellar flooded after water seeped through the soil from the nearby overflowing river.

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