His hair was plastered down to his scalp by the rain.

雨水使他的头发紧贴在头皮上。

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He was punch-drunk with fatigue and depressed by the rain.

他累得头昏眼花，而且被雨水击打得溃不成军。

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Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!

原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！

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Friday was the folk night but the playing was plagued by rain and delays.

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I was neither at the hot gates Nor fought in the warm rain Nor knee deep in the salt marsh, heaving a cutlass, Bitten by flies, fought.

我未曾到过火热的城门,也未曾在暖雨中作战,更未曾在没膝的盐沼里挥舞弯刀，挨着飞蝇的叮咬，苦战。

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And so--like the chainlet--it takes that stone-like distillation of life, turning rain to stone, turning life to the representation by your tormentor.

就像那条链子，它提取了,生命中如磐石般不朽的精华，将雨水变成石头，将生命变成,折磨你的人笔下的画像。

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Rob da Bank said potential festival-goers could be put off by the rain and muddy conditions at outdoor events.

BBC: England

Former Masters champion Couples, meanwhile, said the 135th Open had been rescued by the rain that fell on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

BBC: SPORT | Golf | Last-hole eagle sees Tiger shine

Many High Street retailers had reported a last-minute surge in shoppers the last weekend before Christmas, and bumper Boxing Day sales, following what had otherwise been a fairly quiet run-up to Christmas, not helped by the rain.

BBC: UK retail sales fall in December