A Samburu elder walks on the cracked earth where a river once flowed in the eastern Kenyan town of Archer's Post.

一位桑布鲁(Samburu)老者正行走在一块干裂的土地上，这里原本有一条流向肯尼亚东部城镇阿切站(Archer ' s Post)的河流。

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Next to him was Steven, also 8, who cracked open "50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth" with one hand and held on to a counselor with the other.

他身旁七八岁大的史蒂文一只手拉着弗格罗亚老师，一只手翻开《孩子可以拯救地球的50件小事》饶有兴致的读着。

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Suddenly the rain into a roar, like countless days cracked hole, rain sinks into the waterfall pouring down towards the earth.

转眼间雨声连成一片轰鸣，天像裂开了无数道口子，暴雨汇成瀑布，朝大地倾泻下来。

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Scientists say the surface of the Earth is cracked like a giant eggshell.

VOA: special.2011.01.04

Barclays Capital has been saying the Chinese economy would bottom in the second quarter, and as China heads into the third quarter this week, Barclays says it sees some green shoots sprouting up in the cracked earth.

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Originally scheduled for April 24 at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit, the BBC reported that roads leading to Tokyo required repair and sections of the track were cracked in the earth quake.

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It lies in the Great Basin, an area where the earth's crust is thin and cracked, so it has great potential as a producer of geothermal power.

ECONOMIST: Reno