She sat picking at her small plate of rice salad with an air of martyrdom.

她坐在那里一点点吃着自己那一小盘米饭色拉，一副可怜兮兮的样子。

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Can I have a small plate, please?

我可以要一个小盘子吗？

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Modern clock made of small plate pieces assembled at random.

用小碟片随意拼凑而成的时尚时钟。

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So what you get on the plate is many copies of the small number of plasmids that you've put in.

我们只要放入少量质粒,就能在培养基上得到大量的复制品

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What started out simple a few olives, anchovies or mussels eventually encompassed anything at all, as long as it was served on a small plate.

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