Houston gets an average annual drenching twice as heavy as london .

休斯敦年均降雨量则是伦敦的两倍。

This might explain why india 's winter rains were poor this year ; but may delivered a drenching .

这可能解释了为什么印度今年冬天雨量少而五月雨量多的原因。

The drenching of atlantic city is sad but , in economic terms , new york matters more .

大西洋城被淹令人难过，但是从经济角度来说，纽约重要得多。

In recent months , persistent ridges of high pressure have been driving storms away from the south central united states , leaving that region parched while drenching others with unusually heavy rain .

近几个月以来，大气层持续的高压送走了美国中南部的暴风雨，却使得该地区变成了焦土，并使得美国其他地区遭受罕见的大雨。

Drenching rains fall primarily on the mountainous ridge that separates the lush , fertile areas along the coast from the arid interior , recharging streams , waterfalls and springs that provide plentiful water supplies in the fertile lowlands for the remainder of the year .

连绵不绝的雨水主要将落在高原山脊，该地区成为植被茂盛、富饶肥沃的沿海地区与干旱贫瘠的内陆地区的分水岭，雨水注入溪流、瀑布和泉水之中，为肥沃的低地储备充足水源以备旱季使用。