Building these dams provided cheap electricity, created jobs for workers, stimulated regional economic development, and allowed farming on lands that would otherwise be too dry.

修建这些水坝可提供廉价的电力，为工人创造就业机会，刺激了地区经济发展，并允许在否则将过于干燥的土地上进行耕种。

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The region is too dry for plants to grow.

这地区干燥得草木不生。

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If the air in your room is too dry, a smart sprinkler could water your plants by itself when you are not at home.

如果房间里的空气太干燥，智能洒水器可以在你不在家的时候自动给植物浇水。

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Ben was afraid and tried to answer, but his mouth was too dry to speak.

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Our vehicles sink into wet roads and crush dry roads because they are too big and heavy.

我们的车子因为笨重,陷入泥路中，在干道路上被压碎。

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Wet the fruits and vegetables so they do not become too dry.

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In Chen's village of Nongmei in Guangxi, the land this year is too dry for spring planting.

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The perfect Manhattan was a little too dry for my taste, and I found the dry Manhattan difficult to get down.

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The problem is that they are planting these seeds in soil that is too dry or infertile to grow them.

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