Sam: Waiting for you is like waiting for rain in this drought, useless and disappointing.

等待你就像在这场干旱中等待下雨一样，毫无用处而且令人失望。

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We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out.

我们要等到雨停了再出去。

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After spotting a wallet on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the owner to return.

他透过摇下的车窗，在一辆停着的车的前座上发现了一个钱包，于是在雨中守了大约两个小时，等待车主回来。

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Yesterday, passengers were waiting in the rain for up to three hours just to get inside of the terminal, and that's before they have to go through additional security checks.

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Couples in the southern island province of Hainan even braced bad weather and lined up in the rain, waiting for their chance to say "I do".

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Which is little comfort if you are waiting for a cab outside a New York disco in the rain.

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