干涸

No crops will grow in arid soil.

任何农作物都不能干涸的土壤中生长。

The long drought dried up all the wells.

长期的干旱使所有的井都干涸了。

AFTER 18 months of sunny skies and scorching heat, crops are shrivelling, lawns are crisping and lakes are drying up.

经受18个的艳阳高照和酷热之苦后，农作物枯萎，草坪缓缓卷曲和湖也渐渐干涸。

Dupiton has spent the last few months overseeing an ambitious project to widen the La Quinte river, the biggest of several that empty at the town, so that it does not burst its banks once again.

过去的几个，普顿一直为“拓宽肯特河”的计划忙碌着。肯特河是城里已干涸的河道里最大的一个，他持续的监测是为了确保河水不会再次崩坝。