After the bacteria remove the salts, experts clean and dry the surface of the paintings to preserve them for years to come.

在用细菌除去盐层之后，专家们对绘画表面进行了清洁和干燥处理来保护其度过以后的年月。

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Groundwater commonly collects in stream drainages but may remain entirely beneath the surface of dry stream-beds in arid regions.

地下水通常聚集在河流流域，但在干旱地区，地下水也可能完全保留在干涸河床的表面之下。

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It is held there by the force of surface tension without which water would drain instantly from any wet surface, leaving it totally dry.

它是由表面张力的力量保持的，没有它，水会立即从任何潮湿的表面流失，使它完全干燥。

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Ideally, allow the meat to sit on a rack, uncovered, in the refrigerator overnight, to dry the surface well and develop all the Greek flavors.

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And although West Indies, surprisingly inserted by Dutch skipper Peter Borren, encountered few alarms, a few deliveries barely bounced as they skidded through the dry surface.

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Besides being deep and hot to handle, the metallic structures are dense and heavy, yet fragile, striated with fractures that the researchers feared would cause them to crumble like dry cake before they reached the surface.

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