1·The increased yield and price of land justified reclaiming and draining even more land.
产量的增长和土地价格的上升证明，开垦更多的土地、并为更多的土地排水的做法是合理的。
2·Lemongrass, for example, requires soil with high draining capability, where as basil can grow well in clay soil, which drains less.
“像柠檬草，就要求土壤具有高排水能力，而罗勒在排水性能差点的黏土中生长不错”。
3·Man has also modified the face of the earth by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to build roads and railways.
人类还通过给沼泽地排水、凿石劈山、修建公路和铁路等方式，改变了地球的面貌。
4·And even in the absence of fire, draining peatlands-for example, for agriculture-liberates a lot of carbon dioxide.
即使在没有火灾发生的情况下，排水后的泥炭地(比如让地于农业)就会释放出大量二氧化碳。
5·Beaulieu and colleagues measured nitrous oxide production rates from denitrification in 72 streams draining multiple land-use types across the United States.
对美国各地多种土地使用类型的72条排水溪流，比尤利和同事测量了脱氮作用造成的一氧化二氮产生率。