For now, the giant apple snail's presence in Europe is limited to the Ebro Delta.

目前，这种巨型苹果蜗牛在欧洲仅存在于埃布罗三角洲。

Across, on the other side, were fields of grain and trees along the banks of the Ebro.

对面，那边，埃布罗河沿岸是庄稼地和树木。

C) Rice farmers in the Ebro Delta are waging a battle of similar importance.

C) 埃布罗三角洲的稻农正在进行一场同样重要的战斗。

D) Rice farmers in the Ebro Delta are experiencing as hard a time as in the war.

D) 埃布罗三角洲的稻农正经历着与战争中一样的艰难时期。

The area between the River Ebro and  the River Garonne ultimately became known as Vasconia after this group — and  it was notoriously difficult to conquer.

埃布罗河和加龙河之间的地区最终以这群人的名字命名为 Vasconia——众所周知，这里难以征服。

Located on the Mediterranean just two hours south of Barcelona, the Ebro Delta produces 120 million kilograms of rice a year, making it one of the continent's most important rice-growing areas.

埃布罗三角洲位于地中海地区，在距巴塞罗那仅两小时车程的南面，每年产出大米 1.2 亿公斤，使其成为欧洲大陆最重要的水稻种植区之一。

Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Technologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums, but failed to prevent their escape.

这种蜗牛原产自南美洲，后来被全球水产技术意外引入埃布罗三角洲。该公司为淡水水族馆养殖这些蜗牛，但未能阻止它们逃跑。

In 2018, farmers will plant the varieties with the most promise in the Ebro Delta and Europe's other two main rice-growing regions — along the Po in Italy, and France's Rhone.

2018 年， 农民将在埃布罗三角洲和欧洲另外两个主要水稻种植区——意大利波河沿岸和法国罗讷河谷种植最有希望的品种。

The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish Civil War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is pitting rice farmers against two enemies: the rice-eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels.

西班牙的埃布罗三角洲作为西班牙内战时期的战场而闻名，现在是另一场比赛的场地，这场比赛使稻农们与两个敌人对抗：以大米为食的巨型苹果蜗牛和持续上升的海平面。