" We're at the point where I'm not sure drought is appropriate term to describe what's happening, " said Andrew Rypel, a fish ecologist at the University of California, Davis.

加州大学戴维斯分校(University of California， Davis)的鱼类生态学家安德鲁·瑞佩尔(Andrew Rypel)表示：" 目前的情况，我不确定用干旱来描述是否合适。"

It's a tough term, but I think it's an appropriate term, because, literally, you go into these places, and half of your classmates are not finishing school.

这是一个艰难的术语，但我认为这是一个合适的术语，因为，从字面上看，你进入这些地方，你一半的同学还没有完成学业。