They may well regret the decision in years to come.
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在气候特别湿润的年月里,平常干涸的河床下游可能会有水流动,因为地下水在那里位抬升到了地表以上。
In particularly wet years, short stretches of an otherwise dry stream-bed may have flowing water because the water table rises to intersect the land surface.