The rainfall in April was unusually high this year, causing flooding in some areas.
今年四月的降雨量异常高，导致一些地区发生了洪水。
The plants need consistent rainfall to thrive, but too much can be detrimental.
植物需要持续的降雨才能茂盛生长，但过多则可能有害。
Last week's rainfall replenished the underground water reserves, ensuring a steady supply for the summer.
上周的降雨补充了地下水储量，确保了夏季的稳定供水。
The children were disappointed as their outdoor playdate was canceled due to heavy rainfall.
孩子们因为大雨取消了户外活动而感到失望。
Farmers are praying for rain to break the drought and save their crops.
农民们正在祈祷下雨来打破干旱，拯救他们的庄稼。
The rainfall during the monsoon season brings much-needed relief to the parched fields.
季风雨期的降雨为干涸的田野带来了急需的滋润。
Scientists monitor rainfall patterns to predict and prepare for potential natural disasters.
科学家们监控降雨模式以预测并应对可能的自然灾害。
The rainfall sensors in the garden help regulate the irrigation system, preventing overwatering.
花园里的降雨传感器帮助调节灌溉系统，防止过度浇水。
Many communities have implemented rainwater harvesting systems to conserve water during periods of low rainfall.
许多社区已经安装了雨水收集系统，在降雨量低的时候节约用水。
After a long dry spell, the recent rainfall was a welcome sight for everyone in the region.
经过长时间的干旱后，最近的降雨对所有人来说都是一个受欢迎的景象。
"In 2019 and 2020, there was a lack of rainfall in the Sao Paulo metropolitan area, but we were not aware of it," she said.
她说：“2019年和2020年，圣保罗大都会区降雨量不足，但我们没有意识到这一点。”。
International retailers in China have actively donated to support relief work following the recent heavy rainfall in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
在京津冀地区最近的强降雨之后，中国的国际零售商积极捐款支持救援工作。
Food and beverage company Danone has donated about 30,000 bottles of Mizone, a functional drink, and 2,400 cans of formula milk to cater to the safe drinking water and nutrition needs of relief workers and families affected by the heavy rainfall.
食品饮料公司达能捐赠了约3万瓶功能饮料Mizone和2400罐配方奶，以满足受强降雨影响的救援人员和家庭的安全饮用水和营养需求。
Data from the local meteorological department show from Oct 2 to 7, the average precipitation in Shanxi reached 119.5 mm, nearly four times the average rainfall in October.
数据显示，10月2日至7日，山西平均降水量达到119.5毫米，接近常年10月平均雨量的四倍。
When Central China's Henan Province was hit by severe rainfall and floods in July, money poured in through online charity platforms.
7月，中国中部河南省遭遇强降雨和洪涝灾害，网络公益平台迅速汇聚起捐赠热潮。注：本题考查对英文句子的中文翻译理解能力。重点考察专业词汇charity platform（公益平台）的翻译以及整个句子意思的把握。正确答案为：7月，中国中部河南省遭遇强降雨和洪涝灾害，网络公益平台迅速汇聚起捐赠热潮。其中，“money poured in”被翻译为“汇聚起捐赠热潮”，更符合中文表达习惯。同时，“online charity platforms”被准确翻译为“网络公益平台”。其他可能的翻译包括：7月，中国中部的河南省遭受了严重的降雨和洪水袭击，通过在线慈善平台涌入了大量的捐款。（翻译准确，但“涌入了大量的捐款”略显生硬）7月，中国中部河南省遭遇暴雨和洪水侵袭，在线慈善平台成为爱心汇聚的渠道。（翻译较为流畅，但“在线慈善平台成为爱心汇聚的渠道”与原文“money poured in”略有出入）希望我的回答能帮助你更好地理解和翻译这个句子！如果你还有其他问题或需要进一步的帮助，请随时告诉我。
Chinese companies lent a helping hand by making contributions and offering emergency aid services for disaster relief in Central China's Henan province, where the torrential rainfall caused casualties and property losses.
中国公司伸出援手，向中国中部河南省捐赠并提供应急救援服务，该省因暴雨造成了人员伤亡和财产损失。
Perfect fruits could only be planted when there is a balance between sunlight and rainfall.
Pig farmers accelerated pig processing during the period, while the demand shrank due to heavy rainfall and school holidays, leading to lower pork prices, according to the ministry.
Fu said economic recovery strengthened in October, thanks to the fading of transitory pressure such as the wave of local COVID-19 cases and heavy rainfall in the third quarter, as well as stepped-up efforts to boost the supply of energy and raw materials.
Xu Xianchun, a professor of economics at Tsinghua University, said the slowdown for the third quarter can mainly be attributed to sporadic COVID-19 flare-ups and heavy rainfall in some regions.
In the January-September period, China's GDP grew by 9.8 percent year-on-year to 82.31 trillion yuan ($12.8 trillion), down from 12.7 percent in the first half, due to elevated commodity prices, the domestic COVID-19 resurgence and heavy rainfall in some parts of the nation, the bureau said.
The NBS said the economy has managed to withstand the multiple pressures such as the COVID-19 resurgence and heavy rainfall in the first nine months, sustaining its recovery with major economic indicators falling in a reasonable range.
The slowdown can be attributed to transitory factors including heavy rainfall, the biggest wave of domestic COVID-19 cases since the initial outbreak and restrictions on power use and industrial production, as well as longer-term issues like elevated commodity prices amid global stagflation concerns.
Shao Yu, chief economist at Shanghai-listed Orient Securities, said the rebound in services activity shows that the economy is shaking off short-term disruptions like the resurgence in COVID-19 and heavy rainfall in some parts of the country.
The lukewarm PMI readings have reflected intensified downward economic pressure on the Chinese economy in the third quarter, due to local COVID-19 cases, heavy rainfall, supply-side disruptions, high raw material costs and a slowing property market, experts said.
"Here in Mauritania, we are suffering from desertification, low rainfall and the impact of climate change.
Rise to 54.9 in July a sign pent-up demand can help ride out fresh COVID scareDespite heavy rainfall in some areas, China's services grew strongly in July, as evidenced by a spike in a key gauge, suggesting the sector is so resilient it will probably have no trouble at all in withstanding the disruption brought by the latest wave of local COVID-19 cases, experts said on Wednesday.
These have combined to offset the impact of heavy rainfall, they said.
"Rizhao experiences limited rainfall in June, precisely when blueberries enter the harvesting season, ensuring a bountiful harvest," he said.
Rain during the flowering period hampers proper setting of the fruit, leading to reduced yields, while rainfall during the harvesting season negatively affects the picking process, Miao explained.
In Kuqa, Xinjiang, crabs cultured at a reservoir were launched in the market about half a month in advance, thanks to abundant rainfall.
The crabs have grown bigger this year as the city saw fewer high-temperature days, received adequate rainfall and was less affected by typhoons, creating a suitable breeding environment for the crabs, said Xu Hao, a local crab farmer.
At the kiwi technology garden in Guiyang's Xiuwen county, a big screen shows real-time images of kiwi orchards in 10 villages or towns, as well as updates on the temperature, humidity, rainfall, plant diseases and insects.
Ningxia experiences little rainfall and has a large temperature difference between day and night, which makes it ideal for the production of vegetables.
Sichuan province, whose electricity generation is largely reliant on hydropower, has seen a decline in rainfall, which intensified the problem of insufficient power supply.
Demand and supply for road logistics registered slower growth in July during the off-season of the industry, and seasonal factors such as high temperature and heavy rainfall also affected transportation, the survey said.
Since the flood season began this year, heavy rainfalls have resulted in floods in the tributaries of the Zhujiang River and the Yangtze River, and Southwest China's Sichuan province has endured two major earthquakes.
To improve crop nutrition, organic fertilizer must be spread on dozens of hectares of wheat on days when rainfall is likely.
Zhou Maohua, an analyst at China Everbright Bank, said the rally in iron ore prices is mainly due to market expectations that the resumption of production and work after the Spring Festival holiday will drive up demand for iron ore as well as the export disruptions from heavy rainfall in southern Brazil in January.
The area has annual sunshine of more than 2,600 hours, yearly rainfall of 525 millimeters, a mean annual temperature of 13 C and soil with high gravel content.
And grain prices will not rise sharply after the heavy rainfall.
“并且，大雨过后谷物价格不会大幅上涨。”
Although favorable temperature and rich rainfall in Yigong valley created an ideal environment to nurture good tea, local farmers' out-of-date management skills hindered further development of the business.
虽然易贡河谷适宜的温度和充沛的降雨为培育优质茶叶创造了理想条件，但当地茶农落后的管理技术却制约了茶产业的进一步发展。
Its warm climate, ample rainfall and altitudes of between 500 meters and 1,800 meters provide ideal growing conditions for the plants.
其温暖的气候、充足的降雨以及海拔在500米至1,800米之间的地形，为这些植物提供了理想的生长条件。
With abundant sunshine, little rainfall and semi-sandy soil, the zone boasts favorable conditions to grow grapes and it is expected to have 67,000 hectares of vineyards in five years and achieve sales revenue of 100 billion yuan ($15.6 billion) annually, according to the plan from the local government.
该区域拥有充足的阳光、极少的降雨以及半沙质土壤，为葡萄种植提供了极为适宜的条件。据当地政府规划，未来五年内，该地区有望发展至拥有6.7万公顷葡萄园，每年实现销售收入达1000亿元人民币（约合156亿美元）。
With the largest land area among provincial-level regions in China, Xinjiang is home to sprawling deserts with limited rainfall but plentiful wind and sunshine.
新疆是中国省级行政区中土地面积最大的，拥有广阔的沙漠地带，降雨稀少，但风能和阳光资源极为丰富。
These efforts also helped CTG enhance the accuracy of forecasting water and rainfall conditions in the river basin and improve its capability to coordinate control of the cascade reservoirs, laying a solid foundation for the power plant to operate at full load uninterrupted.
这些措施还有助于CTG提高对流域内水文和降雨条件的预测准确性，并提升其对梯级水库协同调控的能力，为发电站全负荷不间断运行奠定了坚实的基础。
In 2018, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River received a large amount of rainfall.
“The plentiful water, the fertile soil, the abundant light and heat resources and the dry climate with little rainfall, provide a suitable environment for producing high quality grapes,” Cao explained.
"In the summer, the sunshine in Tibet is stronger and rainfall increases in the central areas, increasing hydropower and solar energy capacity.
"Blessed with abundant rainfall and long hours of sunlight all year round, Guangxi has developed the country's largest fruit industry.
"But incessant rainfall in recent days are affecting the construction works.
Carmakers and dealers from across the country are donating millions of yuan and offering rescue services to local residents and car owners suffering from the deluge caused by continuous heavy rainfall in Central China's Henan province.
"The heavy rainfall and its damage caused in Zhengzhou and other parts of Henan concern every one of us.
Carmakers are rushing to extend helping hands to residents and car owners suffering from the deluge caused by continuous heavy rainfall in Central China's Henan province.
Day temperatures in Turpan, known as "the oven" since ancient times, can reach up to 83 C in summer, while the sparse rainfall in the region has resulted in an evaporation rate of over 3,000 millimeters.
A raft of China's technology companies are pledging donations and emergency aid services to flood relief efforts in Central China's Henan province, where torrential rainfall has swamped parts of the province and killed at least 12 people in the capital city of Zhengzhou.
Based on information transmitted from sensors placed near waterways, a number of variables are monitored, including water level, flow rate, temperature, rainfall and evaporation, and then analysis is conducted accordingly.
The novel warning system, known as East Auspicious Clouds, first aggregates meteorological and geographic information, as well as data on water bodies and rainfall, from different government departments and research institutions.
By comparison, the system begins calculating and forecasting the amount of rainfall when raindrops begin forming from water vapor in the air," he said.
- China's insurance institutions have received a large number of claims from people affected by floods and geological disasters triggered by recent extreme rainfall in 16 regions, the National Financial Regulatory Administration said on Saturday.
China's insurance institutions have received a large number of claims from people affected by floods and geological disasters triggered by recent extreme rainfall in Hebei, Beijing, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Tianjin, the National Financial Regulatory Administration said on Tuesday.
The quality of jasmine flowers is mostly influenced by rainfall during the flowering period.
When the rainfall is good, fresh jasmine is sold at 28 yuan per kilogram, and when the conditions are poor, the price crashes to 20 yuan per kg.
That is, it is hard to determine the exact amount of rainfall for an insurance claim.
It can also provide analysis and warnings for mining companies facing threats from extreme weather conditions such as typhoons and heavy rainfall, Xue added.
The Ministry of Natural Resources said on Wednesday that multiple regions in the country are still at high risk of geological disasters caused by heavy rainfall, floods and typhoons.
According to meteorological data, the country experienced seven bouts of heavy rainfall from July 16 to Aug 15 — three of them in North and Northeast China.
"The lights turn on automatically and flash when bad weather causes low visibility, such as in heavy fog, rainfall or snow," said Chen Yang, a manager at China Railway Jingxiong.
Continuous rainfall has been affecting Huanghuai, a major wheat producing area between the Yellow River and the Huai River, since late May, just as winter wheat crops were beginning to ripen.
Heavier than usual rainfall is expected to fall in the basins of the Haihe, Pearl, Songhua and Liaohe rivers, as well as the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, resulting in more severe flooding than normal.
Now it is covered by lush green crops that are able to tolerate low rainfall and high alkalinity.
A further 66.67 million hectares of such land is located in the northwest, where there is so little rainfall that salt on the surface is seldom washed away.
Wei Ke, an associate researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Atmospheric Physics, said annual rainfall of 400 millimeters divides "wet" and "dry" regions, while 200 mm of rainfall a year determines "dry" and "very dry" areas.