Lake Eyre might be the bleakest, most featureless place on earth-a flat, arid salt sink in Australia with only the horizon to define its 3,700 square miles.

澳大利亚南部的艾尔湖可能是地球上最荒芜，最没有特色的地方了。这个澳大利亚低平的，荒芜的盐碱性湖泊有的只是地平线上3700平方英里的面积。

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Their existence is now marked by the former lake bed, a flat area covering parts of North Dakota and Minnesota.

它们的存在，正标志着由前湖床，一个单位面积的部分，北达科他和明尼苏达。

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Facer was skimming flat stones across the surface of the lake.

费塞正用扁石子在湖面上打水漂。

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Dorner had holed up in a flat in Big Bear Lake, a ski resort 80 miles (130km) east of Los Angeles, for six days after he killed a couple and a policeman.

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But that old world charm comes with modern perks like free wi-fi, flat-screen TVs and lake or desert views.

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