the Flood

After the flood there was a slow return to normality.

水灾后,情况慢慢恢复正常.

She kept abreast with the flood of communications that had poured in.

她及时回复如雪片般飞来的大批信件.

The flood waters burst the dyke.

洪水冲垮了堤坝.

The flood waters slowly retreated.

洪水慢慢地消退。

The flood was a major catastrophe.

洪水是一场大灾难.

The bar waiter was already overloaded with orders.

这位酒吧侍者已经应付不过来客人的点单。

As the snows melt, the flood waters rise.

雪融化的时候，洪水会上涨。

The administration is trying to stem the flood of refugees out of Haiti and into Florida.

政府当局正试图阻止大批难民逃离海地，进入佛罗里达。

It was the worst flood since records began.

这是有记录以来最严重的水灾。

The flood came about as a result of the heavy spring rains.

春季的大雨造成了洪水泛滥.

The flood was too deep to drive through.

洪水太深，汽车开不过去。

They prevented the flood from breaking over the dam.

他们堵住了洪水,不让它淹过堤坝.

Many bridges were swept away by the flood.

洪水冲断了很多桥梁.

Some families lost everything in the flood.

有一些家庭的财产在洪水中损失得精光。

If the pipe bursts it could flood the whole house.

要是水管破裂整座房子就会灌满水。

The flood waters gradually subsided.

洪水缓缓回落。

The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.

这次水灾造成相当大的减产.

The campsite was deluged by a flash flood.

露营地被突发的洪水淹没。

Flooding was caused by water gushing into rivers from uplands.

从山地奔流而下的水涌入河中引发了洪水。

Many people were uprooted from their homes by the flood.

水灾令许多人背井离乡.

The flood waters have receded since then, but residents are still bailing out.

此后洪水已经开始消退，但居民还在往外舀水。

The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other.

涨潮和落潮交替更迭。

The flood was overwhelming and the city was soon drowned.

洪水来势凶猛,很快这个城市就被淹没了.

The administration is trying to stem the flood of refugees out of Haiti and into Florida

政府当局正试图阻止大批难民逃离海地，进入佛罗里达。

Infectious diseases are spreading among many of the flood victims.

传染病正在遭受洪灾的很多灾民中蔓延。

Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.

当地官员称洪水已经退去了。

The reason for the flood was that heavy rain.

水灾是那场大雨造成的。

They sandbagged their homes to keep out floods.

他们在房屋周围堆沙袋以抵御洪水的侵袭。

The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle.

汹涌的车流现在已经变得稀稀拉拉。

They collected a purse to help the flood victims.

他们收集了一笔钱以帮助洪灾难民.