But the hastily built levees will still have to hold up against the ice-laden water that's expected to remain high for at least a week.
不过，临时建起的大堤仍旧要控制住融雪覆盖的洪水，此次洪水预计会保持高位至少一周。At the beginning of the book, a farmer sees water flooding over a levee in Forestport.
在这本书的开始，一位农民看到洪水漫过佛斯特鲍特镇的大堤。Overworking day and night left him low, but he still kept on fighting together with his comrade-in-arms on the bank.
夜以继日的超负荷工作使他极度虚弱，但他仍然坚持和战友们一起战斗在大堤上。A levee near Gulfport, Illinois was not able to hold back the rising water of the Mississippi river.
伊利诺斯州海湾港附近一处防洪大堤未能阻挡密西西比河上涨的洪水。Chromium, in the form of the mineral chromite, and platinum are particularly abundant in the Great Dyke and actively mined.
铬，以铬铁矿的形式出现的矿物，以及铂在大堤上的分布面积尤其广。So far, about 240 people who fled when levees broke and destroyed their homes have been able to return.
迄今为止，在大堤决口时房子被洪水冲毁的约240人得以重返家园。An older, more detailed view of the Great Dyke can be found in an astronaut photograph available here.
一个旧的，更详细的大堤视图可以在宇航员的照片中被发现。The immigration places the region to concentrate around the Yellow River main dike with the Yellow River Rear part newborn silt place.
移民安置区域集中在黄河大堤周围和黄河尾间新生淤地。Nevada officials say rodents may be responsible for a canal levee break that caused flooding in hundreds of homes on Saturday.
内华达州的官员表示，在星期六，造成了数百个家庭被淹没的水灾是由于某些野兽啃烂了大堤的管道。