The previous owners had obviously papered over any damp patches.

原先的房主显然是用壁纸把潮斑都盖起来了。

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Add to that the dishcloth you dry every dish with, which hangs semi-damp over the lip of the sink when not in use, and you've got a real kitchen nightmare (as opposed to the Gordon Ramsey kind).

还有就是你的擦碗布，不用时半干着被你搭在洗碗池边沿上，这时它已成了真正的厨房噩梦(可不是戈登·拉姆齐的那种“厨房噩梦”)。

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While the skin is still damp, smooth a quarter-size scoop of moisturizer with hyaluronic acid or glycerin over the face and neck, paying special attention to the corners of the mouth and nose.

脸未干时在脸和颈部涂抹四分之一勺含有透明质酸或甘油的保湿水，要特别注意嘴角和鼻翼的部分。

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And Mr. Petrocelli would immediately paper over it or damp it down or kind of try to use it to advantage, but here's what I wind up thinking as I was listening to that.

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When you flip it over, the moss starts moving over to the new damp side.

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Back home, they had to deal with an utterly flat landscape laced by rivers and canals much of it below sea level, reclaimed by dikes forever loomed over by dark gray clouds, damp mists, and rain or snow.

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