【正确答案】:
LEGEND HAS IT THAT IN ANCIENT CHINA, RAMPANT FLOODS BROUGHT ABOUT UNTOLD MISERY AND HARDSHIP TO THE PEOPLE. 
【题目解析】:rampant :猖獗的;蔓延的;(植物)疯长的"洪水肆虐"和“人民苦不堪言”并列关系翻译为因果关系。
LEGEND HAS IT THAT IN ANCIENT CHINA, RAMPANT FLOODS BROUGHT ABOUT UNTOLD MISERY AND HARDSHIP TO THE PEOPLE.