大旱

guò qù yào shi yù dào zhè yàng de dà hàn nà hái liǎo dé

过去要是遇到这样的大旱，那还了得！

How terrible such a drought would have been in the past!

yóu yú dà hàn wǒ shì zhe tàn xún shuǐ yuán

由于大旱我试着探寻水源。

I was divining for water because of the drought.