This year a long dry spell lasted until August, but rain began to fall this month raising hopes that farmers will be able to plant winter crops such as wheat.

今年干旱的情况一直持续到8月，9月份才开始降雨，点燃了农民能够种植小麦等冬季作物的希望。

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Allow the first rain after a long dry spell to run off, thus cleaning the accumulations of dust and sediment.

让长时间干旱后的第一场雨水流掉，这场雨会帮助冲洗掉堆积的灰尘和沉积物。

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Before the boom, the junior mining companies that include most of the Toronto listings had suffered a long dry spell.

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However, ahead of this race, you would not have found many who would have thought the Wave would win since the Wave, despite their name, has had a long dry spell of wins.

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"That's partly because we've been through a pretty long dry spell of IPOs and exits, " he says.

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