When he had gathered a heap he built a fire, - a smouldering, smudgy fire, - and put a tin pot of water on to boil.

后来，他收集了一堆，就升起一蓬火——一蓬不旺的，冒着黑烟的火——并且放了一白铁罐子水在上面煮着。

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At the foot of this tree a fire was burning, over which three hares were roasting a huntsman on a spit, and behind him, on another fire, hung a steaming pot, whence emerged the head of a dog.

树底下画了一堆燃烧着的火，三只野兔抬着一个穿在烤叉上的猎人在火上烘烤，树后面，另一堆火上挂一口热气腾腾的锅，锅里露出一个狗头。

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Hot pot is a must as a fancy meal in dorm life - but it's actually forbidden due to safety concerns, so be super careful (both in terms of not setting everything on fire and not getting caught).

火锅是寝室生活必备大餐——但事实上出于安全考虑，这是禁止的，所以得特别小心(不仅仅要小心不要点燃其他物品，也要小心不要被抓到)。

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They have an opening at the bottom for the fire and a place on top to put a pot.

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This is a cyberspace equivalent of the fairytale about stone soup, in which two men set up a big pot full of water over a fire in a town square, drop in a stone, and start stirring.

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In Mongolia, mutton is barbecued in a pot with heated stones and then cooked over an open fire for the dish khorkhog, while whole marmot or goat is stuffed with heated stones and cooked over a fire for boodog.

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It's thought that hot pot originated in Mongolia (it's easy to imagine gathering around a coal fire in that cold and wind-swept region).

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