A-29: as dry as a bone 十分干燥

A：It seldom rains this summer.

A: 今年夏天下雨很少。

B: Yeah,some places are very short of water.

B：就是，有些地方十分缺水。

A: Because of pollution and other things, our environment has become worse and worse.

A: 由于污染等一系列事情，我们的环境越来越差。

B: You see.This time I traveled to the West.When I looked out of the windows of the train,all the lands that I could see are as dry as a bone.

B：这次我去西部旅行，放眼火车窗外，大地十分干燥。

A: It's serious.

A: 真严重。