A common desert phenomenon is the mirage, an optical illusion caused when lights waves are bent or refracted by layers of air that are different in density.

海市蜃楼是沙漠里一种常见现象。它是光波在遇到不同密度的空气层而发生折射时引起的一种光幻象。

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For an individual, "faith" is the flickering little fire that lights up the sad and cold chamber of your heart when you become lost in the cruel endless desert.

对于个人来说，“信仰”就像摇曳的火光，当你迷失在残酷的无边沙漠中，将你悲伤而寒冷的心房点亮。

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Entering the lobby, which was decorated with Christmas lights at the height of the desert summer, a stranger gets the feeling that amphetamines might be pumped through the central air-conditioning.

NEWYORKER: Happy Feet

Big dams power the flashing neon lights of Las Vegas and irrigate golf courses in the Arizona desert.

ECONOMIST: Indians versus greens

The crew, flying with no lights over the Iraqi desert, sees two blips on the radar, the identities of the aircraft unknown.

CNN: Refueling 500 feet over Iraq 'keeps you on your toes'