The vines wrung his body dry of its ten pints of blood.

藤蔓把他身上的十品脱血榨干了。

But just a few years back, the state was wrung dry by a record-breaking drought. And more dry spells will surely come.

但就在几年前，该州还曾被创记录的干旱“榨干”。而将来肯定有更多干旱期来袭。