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。