For they will fade as any green herb and soon be gone like withered grass.

因为他们有如青草，快要枯槁，他们有如绿叶，行将零凋。

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"Withered grass and saline-alkali land make even the hare worry" and "One night of sandstorm turns water tunnel into tunnel of sand" are the true portrayal of Nanhua Town before.

“枯草盐碱地，荒凉野兔愁”、“一夜风沙过、水渠变沙渠”就是过去南华镇的真实写照。

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We walked in so pure and bright a light, gilding the withered grass and leaves, so softly and serenely bright, I thought I had never bathed in such a golden flood, without a ripple or a murmur to it.

我们走在纯净明媚的阳光里，阳光也为枯朽的草地和树叶镀了一层金黄，如此柔和静谧的亮光，我想我还从没有沐浴在金色的洪流中，没有一丝微波荡漾，没有喃喃低语。

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