With the arrival of monsoon rains, farming activity has resumed in the paddy fields.

随着雨季的到来，农民们又要在稻田里劳作了。

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A battered white Toyota left the compound, bristling with men, beards and guns, and sped away between paddy fields that shone like a splintered silver mirror.

一辆遍体鳞伤的白色丰田车开出了院子，车上满载着长须持枪的男子，在那些像破碎的银镜一样闪着光的水田之间绝尘而去。

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Agricultural lands have recovered quickly as the good rains in April washed away the salt deposited by the waves, and fields along the delta are now green with new paddy.

由于四月份的降雨冲走了海浪带来的盐分，农田迅速恢复了生机，三角洲一带的新稻已经染绿了农田。

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Here you will find emerald paddy fields studded with egrets, the bright-saris of farm workers, lazy rivers, herds of wandering oxen, and hidden beaches almost entirely without the big resorts, sprawling hotels or frenzied nightlife of elsewhere.

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From there, the behemoth chugs south alongside the freeway until it turns off into the jungle, offering views of pristine mangrove swamps filled with egrets and herons, traditional kampongs, beaches and stretches of lush, green paddy fields.

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