At that rate it could have been inundated eight years ago if authorities had not reduced development density and switched its water supply from underground to river sources.
At that rate it could have been inundated eight years ago if authorities had not reduced development density and switched its water supply from underground to river sources.
按照这个速度，如果有关当局没有减缓城市开发密度并且把城市的供水从地下水改为河水，上海早在8年前就会被海水所淹没。