美国有线新闻 CNN 2016-6-18（在线收听）

First up, this morning, the southern and central parts of Texas were under a flash flood watch. May was the wettest month in the U.S. state`s history, but June hasn`t brought any relief so far. Rainfall of more than two inches per hour is in the forecast.

今天早上，德克萨斯南部及中部地区发生洪水。5月是美国历史上洪水肆虐的频发期，但目前为止情况还没有任何缓和。天气预报称每小时降雨量超过2英寸。

The governor has declared a state of emergency in 31 Texas counties and what that does is speed up assistance to the areas that need it most. The grounds are already saturated in many parts of the state. So, our forecast of more rain can only increase the threat of floods.

该州州长于宣布德州31个县进入紧急状态，而此举导致对救援人员加速救援行动。德州许多地区降雨量已达到饱和状态。因此我们预测更多的强降雨只会增加洪水的威胁。

For perspective, last month alone, Texas got more than 35 trillion, that`s trillion with a T, 35 trillion gallons of rain. That would have been enough to cover the entire state with almost eight inches of water, though the rain was concentrated in specific areas.

举例来说，仅上个月，德克萨斯州的降雨量就达到超过35万亿加仑的降雨量。这种程度的降雨量足以淹没整个州，虽然雨水集中在特定的区域，但整个德克萨斯会达到8英寸的降雨量。

Where is it all going?

这些降雨最终会去到哪里?