He had a big pot of water boiling in the kitchen.

他在厨房里正烧着一锅开水。

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Boil cotton or linen items in a big pot of water with a few tablespoons of salt plus a few tablespoons of baking soda.

我们可以把纯棉或亚麻制品放入几大勺盐和小苏打的混合水里面并煮沸。

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When he pulled it out of the water, there was a big pot instead of a big fish.

当他把渔网拉出水面，是一个大罐子而不是一条大鱼。

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After years spent shelling peas, stringing beans, cutting the corn off the cob, peeling this and slicing that and then cooking everything in a big pot of water with a big a piece of pork until Tuesday, my mother thought Mr. Birdseye was a saint.

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