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Our chances of record-setting rainfall events
相比于过去的五十年
have increased, relative to the last 50 years.
我们遭遇破纪录降水的几率已经增加
We'll never know for sure
我们永远都不会知道
if that six we roll, that extreme weather event,
究竟摇出来的六 那些极端的天气
is the natural one or the climate change one.
是自然发生的 还是气候变化而发生的
But we do know that
但我们清楚地知道
the chances of rolling those sixes are increasing.
扔出六的几率正在增加
More extreme weather appears to be the new normal.
更多的极端天气似乎已经变得稀松平常
So what, if anything, can we do about it?
那我们又能做些什么呢
One strategy is on display here, in Holland.
荷兰正在采取一种应对办法
But it's not exactly visible.
虽说它并不是很直观
Half the country lies below sea level,
整个国家有一半是低于海平面的
which makes it vulnerable to weather extremes.
因此荷兰很容易遭到极端天气的威胁
Not surprisingly,
不出意料
they've come up with a few clever solutions to the problem.
荷兰人想出了几个绝妙的解决方案

重点解释

Our chances of record-setting rainfall events have increased, relative to the last 50 years.相比于过去的五十年我们遭遇破纪录降水的几率已经增加

relative to关于； 相对于

The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.

测高术与海拔相关的高度的测量

We discussed the facts relative to the problem.

我们讨论了与这问题有关的事实。

More extreme weather appears to be the new normal.更多的极端天气似乎已经变得稀松平常

appear to看来像是； 看来似乎

These stars appear to move around the North Star.

这些星星似乎环绕着北极星转。

The students appear to be completely out of hand.

学生们似乎已完全无法控制了。

they've come up with a few clever solutions to the problem.荷兰人想出了几个绝妙的解决方案

come up with提出；想出

The programmer come up with a solution to the system problem.

程序员想出了一个解决系统问题的办法。

He could not come up with a proper answer.

他想不出一个合适的回答。