The large intestine absorbs excess water from the chyme, and that helps condense it into dry fecal matter.

大肠可吸收食糜中多余的水份，如此可将食糜浓缩成干燥的粪便。

So he turned to some of the dry matters of business that lay between Mr. Bell and him, as landlord and tenant.

因此，他转而处理贝尔先生和他作为房东和房客之间的一些干巴巴的生意。

As well as the usual gin ingredients such as juniper and citrus, the dried and washed plant matter from the elephants change with the season and the climate.

除了杜松子酒中常见的杜松子酒原料如刺柏和柑橘类果实之外，大象干燥和清洗的植物物质也会随着季节和气候的变化而变化。

The philosophy, therefore, which is to be genuinely inspired by the scientific spirit, must deal with somewhat dry and abstract matters, and must not hope to find an answer to the practical problems of life.

因此，真正受到科学精神启发的哲学，必须处理有些枯燥和抽象的事情，而不能指望找到生活实际问题的答案。