It was a savagely red land, blood-colored after rains, brick dust in droughts, the best cotton land in the world.

这一片土地红得耀眼，雨后更红得像鲜血一般，干旱时便成了满地的红砖粉，这是世界上最好的产棉地。

It sort of turns a terracottery colour, it is really a deep orangey brown, it is a bit like brick dust actually.

它有点变成陶土色，实际上是深橙棕色，实际上有点像砖灰。

One Friday at two in the afternoon the world lighted up with a crazycrimson sun as harsh as brick dust and almost as cool as water, and it did not rain again for ten years.

一个星期五下午两点，世界被一轮疯狂的深红色照亮，太阳像砖尘一样刺眼，几乎像水一样凉爽，而且十年没有下雨。