And we went into the poisonous giant tubers, like the yam and the taro, which also had to be leeched, ground up and cooked before we could eat them.

我们也寻找到了那些带有毒性的、个头颇大的块茎，像山药、芋头，这些在食用之前得经过榨取、提炼和烹饪。

But while the authorities pleaded with residents to heed their warnings and wrestled with the complex riddles of an increasingly urgent response, they also prepared for what will most likely be a long and costly recovery.

然而，除了劝解居民们听从他们的警告，忙于益紧迫又错综复杂的抗洪救灾工作，当局还已经开始将来那极有可能耗时良久且耗费颇大的重建工作做准备了。

We are quite hopeful about it because the market for Nigerian modern art is really strong at the moment. I’ve been in the market for 12 years and it’s as strong as I’ve ever known it, Peppiatt told Reuters.

我们对这幅画抱有颇大的希，尼利亚现代艺术的市场现在十分强劲。我已经从业12年，市场一直都十分景气，佩皮亚特在接受路透社采访时这样说道。