1.They stopped for the night at an oasis.

1.他们在沙漠的绿洲停夜。

2.A threadbare patch of Brussels carpet covered the centre of the room, and formed an oasis of roses and lilies upon a desert of faded green drugget.

2.一方磨损的布鲁塞毛圈地毯铺在房间的，为一大片退色粗毛绿地毯的沙漠里的一块玫瑰与百合的绿洲。