Experts say even a two percent drop in the body's water supply can cause signs of dehydration.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

Because it's a gel electricity is going to move through the gel because there are ions in it the same way - for the same reason you don't drop an electrical device into the bathtub because charge moves through water that has ions in it.

由于凝胶中存在离子,电流会通过凝胶,同样--,因为同样的原因你不会把电器扔进浴缸里,因为水里也有离子,所以水可以导电

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The Forest Service had a plane that it wanted to use to drop water bombs onto wildfires.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

Experts say a reduction of only four or five percent in body water leads to a drop of twenty to thirty percent in work ability.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

My hands shook as I put a drop of water on a piece of glass.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

Suddenly,I realized I had not looked at the drop of water for several days.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

They think I never saw that beautiful world in a drop of water.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

I saw a universe of tine living creatures in a drop of water.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

Carefully,I moved the lens of my microscope closer to the drop of water.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

For a moment, I saw nothing in that drop of water.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

Someone who is a prisoner in a drop of water.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

The drop of water had disappeared.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

They are also setting backfires to clear away dry brush, and using helicopters and airplanes to drop water and fire retardant.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

He says ground troops need to secure drop zones for the heavy pallets of water, food and medicine, and that they need vehicles and other capabilities to secure and distribute the aid.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

Family members rush to take advantage of every precious drop before the afternoon, filling plastic jugs,oil drums, and pails with water for use by the 15 people who live in this home.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01