Ponds and collection tanks, drought-resistant(耐旱的) crops and a certain rodent(某种啮齿动物（指河狸）). As the climate crisis brings more extreme weather to Britain, farmers are experimenting with new tactics to tackle drought – and flooding.
池塘和集水箱、耐旱作物，以及一种特定的啮齿动物。随着气候危机给英国带来更多极端天气，农民们正在尝试新的策略来应对干旱和洪水。
The string of heatwaves and drought conditions experienced across vast swathes of Britain this summer has brought a series of challenges for food producers, particularly those growing crops more suited to the UK’s traditional climate.(今年夏天英国大片地区经历的一连串热浪和干旱给食品生产者带来了一系列挑战，尤其是那些种植更适合英国传统气候的作物的生产者。)
今年夏天，英国大片地区遭遇一连串热浪和干旱，给食品生产者带来了一系列挑战，尤其是那些种植更适合英国传统气候的作物的生产者。
Hot and dry weather has resulted in(导致，造成) the earliest UK cereals(谷物) harvest in at least 20 years, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. The lack of rainfall has led to cauliflowers looking “suntanned(晒黑的)” – with a yellow colouring instead of white, while cucumber plants have produced misshapen(畸形的，形状扭曲的) fruit and broccoli is undersized(小于正常尺寸的), forcing the UK to import more vegetables than usual this summer.
据农业与园艺发展委员会称，炎热干燥的天气导致英国谷物收获时间至少是20年来最早的一次。降雨不足导致花椰菜看起来“晒黑了”——呈黄色而非白色，而黄瓜植株结出畸形果实，西兰花个头偏小，迫使英国今年夏天进口比往常更多的蔬菜。
Improving soils and digging ponds
改善土壤与挖掘池塘
Reviving marshes as reservoirs
恢复沼泽作为水库
Growing different crops
种植不同的作物
Beavers – natural environmental engineers
河狸——天然的环境工程师
From crop shading to drone ‘dusting’
从作物遮阳到无人机“喷粉”