The fire started late Saturday in tinder-dry grass near the Snake River.

大火是星期六晚些时候在斯内克河附近干枯的草地上燃起的。

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Lady Mi was holding Ah Dou and sitting at the base, near a dry well, weeping.

糜夫人抱着阿斗，坐于枯井旁的墙下啼哭。

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Many trees in these climates have adapted to having a dry area near their base during the hottest season.

这类气候的很多树木已经适应了在最热的季节期间保持树干底部干燥。

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Abshir Ahmed,52, has lived all his life along a stretch of the desert near the town of Docol, Scratching the bone-dry earth with his bare,calloused feet, Ahmed says the devastation that he and others are experiencing now is worse than anything they have ever been through before.

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Once he found a three-piece suit wadded in a litter basket on a corner near a dry cleaner's shop.

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The Arabian oryx prefers dry, near-desert conditions and can survive without water for long periods.

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