"After the flood, people searched the muddy fields for their lost possessions, hoping to salvage anything that wasn't completely ruined, even though they didn't own the land where the items were found.
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洪水过后,人们在泥泞的田地里寻找他们丢失的东西,希望能抢救出任何没有完全损毁的物品,即使他们并不拥有发现这些物品的土地的所有权,但这些东西毕竟是他们占有、使用的东西。