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Lesson 29 · A Garden That Held the Water
文体：校园雨水花园项目 · 朗读音轨 29
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听听雨水花园在哪些雨量下有帮助，又不能代替什么。
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A low corner of our schoolyard became muddy after every strong rain. The gardening club proposed a shallow planted area where some runoff could collect and soak into the ground. We called it a rain garden, but we knew the name alone did not guarantee a result.
With the school's permission, we studied the slope and chose plants that could survive both wet and dry periods. We measured puddles before and after the garden was built, noting the amount of rain each time. Some small storms left less standing water nearby. A much larger storm still flooded the corner.
Our report included both observations. The garden offered a place for water to slow down and gave insects and students a new patch of plants. It did not replace drains or a wider plan for heavy rain.
The best part of the project was not a claim that we had solved flooding. It was learning how to describe a useful change without pretending it could do everything.
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校园低洼的一角，每次大雨后都会泥泞。园艺社提议做一片种有植物的浅洼地，让一部分地表径流在这里汇集并渗入地下。我们把它叫作‘雨水花园’，却知道名字本身不保证有效。
征得学校同意后，我们研究坡度，选择既能耐湿也能耐干的植物。花园建成前后，我们测量水洼，并记下每次降雨量。几次小暴雨过后，附近积水少了些；遇到一次更大的暴雨，那块地方仍被淹。
报告同时写进两种观察结果。花园让水有地方慢下来，也给昆虫和学生添了一片植物。它不能取代排水设施，也不能代替应对强降雨的整体规划。
项目最可贵的不是宣称我们解决了积水，而是学会说明一项有用的改变，同时不假装它无所不能。
本课重点词语
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- muddy
- 泥泞的；雨后校园角落的样子。
- proposed
- 提议；园艺社提出方案。
- runoff
- 地表径流；雨水沿地面流动。
- soak
- 渗入；水进入土壤。
- guarantee
- 保证；名称不能确保效果。
- slope
- 坡度；设计前需勘查。
- survive
- 存活；植物需适应干湿两种天气。
- puddles
- 水洼；测量变化的对象。
- standing water
- 地面积水；小雨后可能减少。
- replace
- 代替；花园不能取代排水管。
背景知识
雨水花园可让部分径流渗入地面，但效果受雨量与场地条件限制。学生记录建造前后情况，也如实写出大暴雨时仍积水。