The only happy thing was a small pit on top of it, which would be filled with water after rain.

稍稍能安慰我们的，是在那石上有一个不大不小的坑凹儿，雨天就盛满了水。

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They were placed in a small pit and a referee irritated their sensitive antennae to goad them into attacking one and another.

它们被放在一个小罐子里，裁判逗弄它们敏感的胡须去激怒它们互相攻击。

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In one corner of the cell was a small pit latrine, out of which thick vapors and a horrible stench emanated. The space around the pit latrine was cleared for the newcomers.

在牢房的一个角落有一个小小的茅坑，一股浓浓的恶臭从其中散出来，茅坑周围的地方被空出来容纳新来的人。

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The production also kept the parallels clear: For the final scenes, the walls disappeared, revealing the lake and a small fire pit in the foreground.

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But at a nearby school, we are shown what Calacharo says is the norm, a small cluster of putrid open-pit latrines made of mud bricks worn to mere shells by rain and lack of repair.

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