Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
冬季即將來(lái)臨,這些山丘對(duì)周?chē)拇迩f具有毀滅性的威脅,因?yàn)榇笥瓴粌H會(huì)沖走土壤,而且還會(huì)引起嚴(yán)重的水災(zāi)。