Within my heart, the climate seemed as parched of rain as this leaden sky, for a long time not a single tear of tenderness had fallen from my arid eyes.

我心甘情愿里的气候也和这北方大陆一样缺少寸量，一滴温柔的泪在我枯涩眼里， 如迟疑在这阴觉的天空里的雨点，久不落下。

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The rain has held back for days and days, my God, in my arid heart.

我的上帝啊，我干渴的心，一天一天总无雨水浇灌。

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They include attractions as diverse as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (which includes Ayers Rock) in the arid red heart of Australia, and the temperate Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area.

ECONOMIST: A survey of Australia