" Imagine that, " said Professor McGonagall dryly.

“想想看。”麦格教授干巴巴地说。

" I suppose so, " said Mrs. Dursley stiffly.

“我想是吧。”德思礼太太干巴巴地说。

“I'm sayin' nothin', ” said Hagrid flatly.

“我不会说的。”海格干巴巴地说。

Ross, our VP didn't come here to listen to dry stats.

罗斯 我们的副总过来不是想听干巴巴的数据。

But Tess did not cry. Her face was dry and pale.

但苔丝没有哭。她的脸干巴巴的，没有一丝血色。

Will the dessert ooze or will it prove to be a dry disappointment?

它会流出浓蜜甜浆，还是会干巴巴的，让人大失所望？

" The owls...aren't bringing me news, " said Harry tonelessly.

“猫头鹰——不给我传递消息了。”他干巴巴地说。

" Murdered my parents, yes, " Harry said dully.

“杀死我爸爸妈妈的人，没。”干巴巴地说。

Well, I remarked inanely, you caught him.

“好了，”我干巴巴地说，“你终于抓住他了。”

" I believe I have heard that somewhere before, " he agreed dryly.

" 我相信以前是在地方听说过。" 他干巴巴地说道。

Before him stretched the long, laborious road, dry, empty, and white.

展现在他面前的是漫长且走起来很费力的公路，白色的路面，干巴巴的，空无一人。

She counted it and found enough to buy something cold and fresh to drink.

她点了点那只干巴巴的钱袋里的零碎硬币，这才放心地要了一杯啤酒。

" Yes, I suppose so, sir, " he said finally, in an expressionless voice.

“是的，我想是的，先生。”他最后用一种干巴巴的声音说。

" As if you'd never be happy again, " Harry supplied dully.

“好像你再不会感到快乐了。”干巴巴地替他说道。

" Fine, " said Harry dully, looking back at the ceiling.

“好吧。”干巴巴地说，眼睛又望着天花板。

" Your servant, madame, " he replied drily; and he went back into his tub.

" 请便吧，夫人。" 他干巴巴地回了一句。 说完，他又钻进桶里去了。

He chuckled in a funny, dry way he had, and I called her.

思特里克兰德咯咯地笑起来，像他平常那样，笑声干干巴巴，样子非常滑稽。于是我就把爱塔叫过来。

" Fairy lights, " he said dully to the Fat Lady-the password had been changed the previous day.

“仙镜之光。”他干巴巴地对胖夫人说——口令是前一天改的。

" I don't reckon it can be done, " said Rons voice flatly from the other side of the table.

“我觉得这样行不通，”罗恩的声音干巴巴地从桌子那头传来。

" I asked her to go with me just now, " Harry said dully, " and she told me."

“我刚才请她和我一起去，”干巴巴地说，“她就告诉了我。”