The "seesaw" brought cycles of intensely cold winters and easterly winds, then switched abruptly to years of heavy spring and early summer rains, mild winters, and frequent Atlantic waves.

这个“跷跷板”带来了极度寒冷的周期性的严冬和东风，然后突然转换成多年的阴沉春季、过早降雨的夏季和温和的冬季，以及频繁的大西洋海浪。

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Heavy rains raised the river.

暴雨使河水上涨。

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Heavy rains and overflowing rivers have caused extensive flooding in some parts of the US midwest and in eastern regions of the US as well.

暴雨和泛滥的河流在美国中西部和东部地区造成了大面积的洪水。

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Severe winter weather, heavy rains and landslides are believed to have destroyed much of the butterfly population.

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While McClellan waited to attack the Confederate capital, heavy rains began to fall.

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In that case, the problem is that rains now come in torrents rather than trickles, which means heavy rains followed by long dry spells.

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