密歇根新闻广播 密州南部几乎一半被列入美中西部最干旱地方的原因

Michigan is among the driest in the Midwest

If it looks like your parched¹ lawn is crying out for a drink, you've got company.

Parts of the state are in the grips of a dry spell, and it's turning lawns crispy and brown.

Jeffrey Andresen is the state climatologist. He joined us today on Stateside to talk about the lack of rain and what we should expect precipitation-wise through the rest of the summer.

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Jeffrey Andresen is a professor of geology at Michigan State University.

1 parched   

adj.焦干的；极渴的；v.（使）焦干

参考例句：

• Hot winds parched the crops.热风使庄稼干透了。
• The land in this region is rather dry and parched.这片土地十分干燥。