一点儿细流的水也没有。

There was not so much as a trickle of water.

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所以即使在正常条件下，这些亚物种间的基因流动也更像是一条断断续续的细流，而不是一条不停流淌的小溪。

So, even under normal situations, the gene flow among the subpopulations is more of an intermittent trickle than a steady stream.

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他常常用衣袖蒙住脸，但却挡不住细流的汗水。

Ofttimes he drew his sleeve across his face, but there was no damming that trickle.

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