With much of the built-up landscape impenetrable by water, even gentle rain runs off almost immediately from rooftops, streets, and parking lots.

由于很多建筑景观都不被水穿透，即使是温和的雨水也会立刻从屋顶、街道和停车场流下。

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A gentle rain is falling on the grass.

柔和的细雨降落在草地上。

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A gentle rain dropped yesterday morning.

昨天上午下了一场小雨。

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"The quality of mercy is not strain'd It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath;

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The rain babies soon fell asleep because of the gentle row of the river.

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"We have a mist and a gentle rain and lots of black umbrellas to give you the flavor of a London scene, " said Robin Heller, co-owner of the Flowers by David, the Langhorne, Pa.

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If I'm being honest, I've never found persimmons, or lemongrass, or a gentle spring rain, in a glass of liquor.

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James Anderson's knee would benefit from another couple of days rest and while Paul Collingwood needs a fitness test before the match, the turn of speed he showed when the rain hit the ground during his gentle loosener looked promising.

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