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We had streets flooding, basements flooding.
我们的街道 地下室都遭遇过洪水的袭击
We had the canals coming up, and more or less overflowing.
运河也或多或少有过溢流
So what we did is we actually calculated how much
因此我们计算了 为了避免内涝
extra storage we needed in the city centre
我们在市中心还需要多大的空间
just to face this problem of extra rainwater.
来储存多余的那部分雨水
This space is big enough
这里能够储存
to deal with ten million litres of water,
一千万升的水
enough to cope with the worst flood in a century.
这足以应对百年一遇的洪灾
The whole project cost 11 million Euros,
整个项目花费了1100万欧元
about ten million pounds.
相当于约1000万英镑
But for Daniel and Rotterdam, that's a small price to pay
但丹尼尔和鹿特丹市都认为 花这点钱
for the level of protection it brings.
就能如此有效地保护城市还是很划算的
Rainfall events are going to increase,
强降水天气将不断增多
there are going to be more heavy showers.
将会有更多的暴雨
So over a year, we're going to have less rainfall,
接下来的一年里 降水次数虽然会下降
but it's going to come out in shorter amounts of time,
但短暂的降水过程中 雨水量会增加
in heavier rain showers.
会有更多强降雨

重点解释

We had the canals coming up, and more or less overflowing.运河也或多或少有过溢流

come up靠近，走进

His new book did not come up to expectation.

他的新作没有达到预期水平。

Come up to the fire, and you will thaw out.

到火炉边来，你就会觉得暖和。

But for Daniel and Rotterdam, that's a small price to pay for the level ofprotection it brings.但丹尼尔和鹿特丹市都认为花这点钱就能如此有效地保护城市还是很划算的

pay for付款

She had to scrimp and save to pay for her holiday.

她不得不为付假期的费用而苦苦攒钱。

I took out an overdraft to pay for my new car.

我用透支来付新汽车的钱。

but it's going to come out in shorter amounts of time,但短暂的降水过程中雨水量会增加

come out出现；显露

Two cotyledons have come out from the seedling.

小苗长出了两片子叶。

Generally magazines come out at stated periods.

一般来说，杂志定时出版。