get up to 250 millimeters of rainfall a month in the wet season.

雨季一个月的降水量能达到250毫米
It gets the edge of the monsoon, you see.

它处在季风区的边缘上
And the dry season?

那么旱季呢
Well, interestingly,

好吧值得一提的是
recent oil explorations

在近期的石油勘探中
have uncovered a number of very large freshwater aquifers,

发现了大量的储水层
which could sort of recharge

能够通过大坝
the wadi in the dry season using a dam.

在旱季补充水源
I'm sure they could.

确实如此
So, when he's built his dam, why don't you get back to me then?

那等他修好了大坝你再来找我吧
Completed, couple of years ago.

大坝很多年前就建好了
Long-term plan is to irrigate thousands of acres of desert.

长期计划是用来灌溉沙漠的