Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America.

响尾蛇出现在北美温暖干燥的地区。

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The experiments with domestication probably occurred in many places, as people living in ever-drier environments cast around for more predictable food supplies.

随着人们居住环境不断变得干燥，以及食物供给的可预测性越来越强，驯化尝试很可能会在很多地方进行。

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The land started to get drier, which in turn caused a huge decrease in the amount of vegetation because vegetation doesn't grow as well in dry soil, right?

土地开始变得干燥，这反过来又导致了植被数量的大量减少，因为植被在干燥的土壤里无法生长得很好，对吧？

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He said while heavy rain was affecting south Wales and south-west England, drier conditions in Northern Ireland and much of Scotland would extend to most places on Saturday.

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At Benromach, also just outside of Forres, enjoy a tasting tutorial with a pour of the award-winning, richly-flavoured Benromach Single Malt in the old Drier House, now the Malt Whisky Centre.

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Lettuces usually shouldn't be planted near lavender: Leafy greens like nutrient-rich soil, while lavenders do better in drier conditions.

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