The best shape of dumplings is that of a ship, because when they are boiling in the pan, they look like ships sailing in the sea.

饺子最好的形状是船型的，因为当它们在锅里煮的时候，看起来就像是大海里的船只。

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But there came a moment when the child trembled; Madame Thenardier raised the cover of a stew-pan which was boiling on the stove, then seized a glass and briskly approached the cistern.

可是那孩子还是发了一阵抖：炉上一口锅里的水开了，德纳第大娘揭开了锅盖，又拿起一只玻璃杯，急急忙忙走向那水槽。

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Put a lid on a pan when boiling water.

烧水时在锅上盖好盖子。

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