Paddy fields and aquifers are still contaminated with salt water .

稻田和地下蓄水层都遭到了盐水污染。

Hydropower production has been slashed and vast swaths of paddy fields are parched .

水利发电骤减，大面积的稻田干涸。

As we cut the paddy it started to rain .

我们收割稻子时，开始下雨。

Sometimes we would pass men ploughing a field with oxen or sturdy girls working in the paddy fields .

有时，我们从赶着牛在田间耕作的男人或稻田里劳作着的健硕的女孩身旁经过。

Just as in the paddy fields , a hint of ostracism could be a powerful corrective tool .

正如稻田中的规则一样，逐出制度也许是个很好的解决办法。