The farmers had to work against time to get in the crops before the rain sets in.

农夫们争分夺秒地工作，以抢在下雨之前把庄稼收进来。

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Normally you might expect to see only 200 in a year. The situation will certainly get far worse by February [when the next crops can be expected].

通常情况下，一年也只能看到200例，直到二月份，新一期的作物可以被期待之前，情况还会变得越来越糟。

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The difficult problem that still awaits an answer is how to get higher yields from food crops without a commensurate rise in the loss of water through evapotranspiration.

困难的问题是，仍在等待怎样获得与蒸散而损失的水相对应的食用作物产出。

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Everyone is focussing on 2014 and making sure the land is in a good condition to get good crops then.

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As for corn, farmers who were able to get into the fields during a soggy planting season in late March and April are seeing their crops in some cases under several feet of water.

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Now the British believes the key lies in rebuilding roads and water systems so farmers can grow alternative crops and get them to market.

BBC: Programme transcript