She says that the goods and services provided by nature - like clean air, rain or fertile soils - should not be taken for granted.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

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。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Well, I don't really like the rain.

VOA: standard.other