You might be wondering why we decided to write an article that at first glance appears to be a bit dry.

您或许不明白为什么我们决定写这样的一篇文章，乍看起来似乎有点枯燥。

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It is an excellent reference and textbook, albeit you may find it a bit dry and less inspirational than others at first, but you will eventually develop an appreciation of its teaching method.

这是一部杰出的参考书与课本，尽管一开始你可能会觉得它有些枯燥或是没那么有激情。但是最终你将喜欢它的教授方法。

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"Well, your books sound a bit dry," I said. "Why don't you read something more enjoyable?"

我说：“看来，你读的书听上去有些枯燥。为什么不读一些更有乐趣的呢？”

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Severe, unsentimental, dry, so much so as to be maybe even a little bit funny.

严肃，不带感情色彩，晦涩难懂,如此这般以至于又多了一份滑稽有趣。

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But if you tuned into C-Span, you likely discovered that the coverage was a bit dry.

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There are also tours available for different interests, including Art Deco (a bit dry, unless the 56 different types of wood used to make the boat is of interest).

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He ran four marathons in four days as "a bit of dry run" in February.

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