A final layer of dry plant material shall be added to the waste/compost to protect it from direct rainwater contact while it decomposes.

同时要把干燥的植物覆盖在粪便或堆肥物的表层，这样可以避免分解过程中的猪粪与雨水接触。

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Greenfly can literally suck a plant dry.

蚜虫的确能把一株植物吸干。

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When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant.

土壤干燥时，植物就会失去更多的水分。

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They would be converted into glucose (of which cellulose, which makes up much of the dry weight of a plant, is a polymer) and the glucose would be shipped around much as oil is today, for eventual conversion into biofuels and bioplastics.

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This decreases the amount of water that the plant is forced to transpire and allows the plant to withstand dry conditions better.

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Even this tough plant requires some help under the unusually dry weather this year, however.

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