If the glass were kept hot enough, it would flow over the molten tin until the top surface was also flat, horizontal and perfectly parallel to the bottom surface.

如果玻璃保持足够的温度，它就会在熔化的锡中流动，直到顶部表面也变得平整、水平，与底部表面完全平行。

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The water from the drums tasted like hot metallic tea, and to cool it for drinking, we filled tin dinner plates and set them in the shade of the acacia.

水罐里的水品尝起来就像热金属茶，要冷却了才能喝。我们在锡餐盘里注满水后放在合欢树的树荫下。

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"That's not a problem," replied Doris. "we have a tin bath out in the yard, and we bring it into the living room in front of the fire and fill it with hot water."

“那没问题，”Doris回答道，“院子里有个澡盆，咱们把它抬进外厅放在壁炉前，放满热水就能洗澡了。”

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The next year she starred in a film version of the Tennessee Williams play, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

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After he landed in Cornwall he "discovered" tin when his black hearthstone became so hot, tin began to melt out.

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And Oscar-nominated James Earl Jones won outstanding featured actor in a play for his role in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

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"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was 15 years in the making.

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