Calm and peaceful for most of the year, the Nile used to flood annually, thereby creating, irrigating and carrying new topsoil to the nearby farmland on which ancient Egypt depended for livelihood.

尼罗河虽然在一年的大部分时间里平静而祥和，但是过去每年都会泛滥，从而生成、灌溉并把新的表层土搬运到附近的古埃及人赖以为生的农田。

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Calm and peaceful for most of the year, the Nile used to flood annually, thereby creating, irrigating and carrying new topsoil to the nearby farmland, on which ancient Egypt depended for livelihood.

尼罗河在一年的大部分时间里平静而祥和，过去每年都会泛滥，从而创造，灌溉并把新的表土运到附近的农田，古埃及赖以生存。

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A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the damage it caused had driven away a number of birds.

那年早些时候，一场洪水袭击了这个地区，洪水造成的损害赶走了很多鸟类。

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They were covered with snow. In their branches were pieces of dry grass and wood left by flood waters earlier in the year.

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