By waiting, he says, a field has enough time to dry out.

他这样田地就有足够来变干。

Jennifer says that when the neighborhood was first developed, this was less of a problem because it was surrounded by a lot of empty fields that could absorb runoff during a rainstorm.

詹妮弗, 当这个社区刚开始开发, 这并么问题, 因为它周围有很多空旷田地, 可以在暴雨期吸收径流。