But that would hold things up further.

但这将会使事态进一步恶化。

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Mostly it served to hold up Moth's potted herbs, and as a non-floor surface onto which she could toss articles of clothing or dried bits of things she hoped to use in potions some day.

这些钱大都是用来购买莫丝的盆栽药草，而且作为非地板面，她可以将衣服或者那些以后可能会用到的东西丢到上面。

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We can imagine that a lump of wet clay somehow ended up in the fire, dried out, hardened and formed a hollow shape; a shape that could hold things, in a tough material.

我们可以想象一块湿泥巴最后在火上烧制，烘干，变硬，形成一件形状中空的器皿，材料简陋，不过可以盛放东西。

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They will fetch and carry parts, hold things, pick up tools, sort items, clean up and make themselves useful in myriad other ways.

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