渴望甘霖 meaning in Chinese

long for a seasonable rain -- said of farmers

Many people requested initiation even before the lecture began . their thirsty souls were like crops waiting for the rain after a long drought
讲经前，已有许多人填好印心报名表，他们乾渴的灵魂，有如大旱渴望甘霖降临一般。
During these days i so longed and thirsted for your teachings like a man desperate for water having been stranded in the desert . so i bought many audio and videotapes . as soon as i sat in my car , i turned on your audio tapes
那些日子里，我渴望着您的教理犹如荒漠中的人渴望甘霖一般，所以我请购了许多录音带和录影带，每当我坐在车子里，便播放师父的录音带来听一回到家中，就观赏师父的录影带。