Francis and Khalifa University are conducting what she says is first of its kind research in the region, to measure dust storms coming from the empty quarter.

弗朗西斯和哈利法大学正在进行她所说的该地区首次此类研究，来测量来自空旷地带的沙尘暴。

Mechanically he stood still; another passenger followed his example; in the neighbouring floors he saw people crowding to the windows; a conflagration could not have produced more disturbance in this empty quarter.

他机械地站着不动；另一名乘客效仿了他的榜样；在邻近的楼层，他看到人们涌向窗户。一场大火不可能在这个空旷的地方引起更多的骚动。