It's not simply a personal choice to drive an SUV when you don't need one; it's an anti-social act, as is idling your car when it's part outside the dry cleaners or Starbucks.

只有你需要时，你才会有选择地去驾驶越野车；当车子是干衣机外部件或是星巴克的一部分，那车子就浪费了，而这也是反社会行为。

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We reached a dry riverbed and the car stopped. “They’re going to kill us, ” Tahir whispered.

正当我陷入无尽的自责和懊悔时，车驶到一处干涸的河床里突然停了下来，“他们要杀我们了”，塔赫尔在我耳边悄声说道，“完了，他们肯定打算在这儿杀死我们了！

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Another good trick: Have a complete bag of running gear (and a dry shirt and towel) always at the ready in the trunk of your car.

另外一个建议：另备好一整套的跑步服装(带上干净的衬衫和毛巾)，放在车上以备用。

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The rival pair's machinery is equally matched, with perhaps the Ferrari slightly the quicker car in the dry.

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When animals are rescued, they are taken to a dry location, like the central car park, and registered so the authorities know who they belong to, and where they came from.

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About 125 miles and one country later, just over the French border into Belgium, his car finally sputtered dry and crashed into a ditch.

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