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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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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