Three water companies are seeking to impose(强加；实施) severe restrictions on businesses as the drought continues across most of England, putting rivers and wildlife under huge pressure(承受巨大压力).
随着英格兰大部分地区干旱持续，三家水务公司正寻求对企业实施严格限制，这给河流和野生动物带来了巨大压力。
Golf clubs and private schools could be barred(被禁止) from using mains water(自来水) to irrigate(灌溉) playing fields and courses, and commercial car washes stopped from operating, under “non-essential use bans(非必要用水禁令)” being sought by the companies.
根据这些公司正在寻求的“非必要用水禁令”，高尔夫俱乐部和私立学校可能被禁止使用自来水灌溉运动场和球场，商业洗车店也可能被禁止营业。
Eleven areas of England are still in drought, rivers are suffering from low flows, groundwater levels are declining and reservoir levels are at 54% – 21% below what is expected in the autumn.(英格兰有11个地区仍处于干旱状态，河流流量偏低，地下水位下降，水库蓄水量仅为54%，比秋季正常水平低21%。)
英格兰有11个地区仍处于干旱状态，河流流量偏低，地下水位下降，水库蓄水量仅为54%，比秋季正常水平低21%。