The hot and wet weather in the south makes southern Chinese buy just enough food for one meal or one day, or else the food may go bad.

南方炎热潮湿的天气使得南方人买的食物只够吃一顿或一天，否则食物可能会变质。

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The entire family picked peaches for five cents a box and earned in a day just enough money to buy food for one meal.

全家人摘桃子，五分钱一箱，可是干一整天赚的钱只能买一顿饭。

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Imagine if, for every meal you make, you have to go to the grocery store and purchase only the food you need for one meal.

设想一下，在每一次准备餐点时，您都必须去副食店购买一餐所需的食物。

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In New Orleans today, people lined up for one last meal at a favorite lunch spot.

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Of course, you could also bake your own bread, using fresh ingredients from your wheat field, then go over to your backyard chicken coop and slaughter one for your meal.

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One such allowance is for meal breaks.

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