"There is water and food" 英文可以表达为 "There is water and there is food" 或者 "There are water and food".
这句英文的来源是源于英语中有关"there be" 结构的用法。"There be" 结构是一种表示存在的句型，常用来描述某物或某事物的存在。例如：
There is a book on the table. (桌子上有一本书。)
There are many people in the room. (房间里有很多人。)
下面是一些使用 "there is/are" 结构的英文例句及其中文翻译：
There is a problem with the car. (汽车出了问题。)
There are two cups on the shelf. (架子上有两个杯子。)
Is there a post office near here? (这附近有邮局吗？)
Are there any seats available on the bus? (公交车上有空位吗？)