barren mountains and unruly rivers; barren hills and untamed rivers; poor mountains and torrential rivers
? 他心里亂滋滋地嘀咕：“～??！可是還得在這里打仗?！?杜鵬程《保衛(wèi)延安》73)“Miserable hole!” he said to himself.“Of all places to have to fight a war!…”
窮山惡水
rugged hills and turbulent waters
窮山惡水qiónɡ shān è shuǐ
窮山：荒山；惡水：指有災(zāi)害的江河。形容自然環(huán)境惡劣，條件非常差。barren mountains and unruly rivers, barren hills and untamed rivers