想聊就聊-1.10.6久旱无雨

W: I think a drought has set in. It hasn’t rained a drop for months.

M: I think so too, but didn't it rain last month?

W: It did rain last month, but the rainfall was only half the monthly average.

M: Oh, that bad?

W: That's right. It's really bad. I am really concerned though not panicked yet.

M: I don't blame you. The pastures have browned out even before the summer hasn't arrived.

W: Yeah, and the soil has been baked so hard that the plow¹ can’t even break the soil.

M: Look like it's going to be an ongoing² thing that would get worse each day.

W: Yeah. If it doesn’t rain, it’s going to get critical.

1 plow   

n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough

参考例句：

• At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
• We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。

2 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。