Protected by strips of coarse wool cut from his prison issue blanket, Perry crawls through drainage ditches filled with barbed wire.

佩里戴着从他的监狱毛毯上剪下来的粗羊毛条保护着，爬过布满铁丝网的排水沟。

Groundwater levels are increasingly dropping and the water that's drawn to the surface is salty as can be seen from the white deposits on the drainage ditches.

地下水水位不断下降，被吸到地表的水是含盐的，这从排水沟上的白色沉积物可以看出。

" Why wouldn't they make all the machines available immediately? " " Republicans in Congress are spreading conspiracy theories." " Ballots in drainage ditches." " Got to contest every ballot." " This election was a fraud." My big question has been, how real is this threat?

“他们为什么不立即提供所有机器？” “国会中的共和党人正在散布阴谋论。” “排水沟里的选票。” “必须参加每一张选票。” “这次选举是一场舞弊。”我的大问题是，这种威胁有多真实？