On a lonely highway in the Australian outback, the air is still, dry, and very hot. The road is a nine-foot-wide ribbon of bitumen that disappears into a shimmering horizon.

• 一条高速公路寂寞的躺在澳洲内陆，空气依然干燥、炎热。公路就如同一条九英尺宽的沥青带子消失在地平线尽头跳动的空气中。