And every day since, it has absorbed the water and sunshine it needed to grow into a giant.

日复一日地它吸收着成长所需的水分和阳光，终于长成参天大树。

As the flour absorbed the water, it became sticky and thick.

面粉吸收了水分，变得又粘又稠。

Generally, the regions most vulnerable to this type of flooding are the low-lying ones without the historic wetlands and floodplains that would have absorbed the water.

一般来说，最容易受到这类洪水影响的地区是那些没有历史湿地和泛滥平原的低洼地区，这些湿地和泛滥平原本来可以吸收洪水。