It hovered before his eyes like the mirage of an oasis.

它在他眼前晃动，好像海市蜃楼里的绿洲。

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When driving in a car on a hot summer day, you may see what looks like shimmering water on the road, which, as science tells us, is really just a mirage, an illusion caused by the heating of the air.

在炎热的夏天开车时，你可能会在路上看到闪闪发光的水，但科学告诉我们，这其实只是海市蜃楼，是空气加热造成的幻觉。

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I am fortunate to have many clients with a similar view, but MGM Mirage set an incredibly high expectation for all the design teams on this project and they made a commitment which was inspiring.

我很幸运的一点是我的许多客户与我有同样的看法。米高梅公司对这次的项目寄予很大希望，为此他们也给出了十分令人鼓舞的承诺。

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Now, it turns out, the vision of an open-neck future was but a mirage.

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It must feel like he is crawling across an endless plain on broken glass, the mirage of eventual victory shimmering ever in the distance.

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The Su-30 is an extremely capable aircraft, a potent adversary for aircraft like the F-15, F-16, Mirage 2000 and the F-18.

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