Once, she walloped me over the head with a frying pan.

有一次，她用煎锅狠狠地砸了我的头。

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Watching her frazzle like a drop of water placed on a hot frying pan actually helped.

看着她疲惫不堪，就像一滴水落在热煎锅上一样，这真的很有帮助。

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A man was sitting reading his papers when his wife hit him round the head with a frying pan.

一个男人坐着在看报纸，他的妻子用一只煎锅打了他的头。

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(Poem) I search the chemistry of specific emotions, a combination of earth and air that evokes the vital detail, the phrase that heats the frying pan, the look that smiles, offering signals that localize, where I am, and clarify what I see.

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When pouring in the batter, don't overcrowd the pan (frying three cakes at a time is plenty) and spoon the hot oil over the cakes as they cook.

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Pan-frying is another tasty option.

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Given their recent safety issues, that's like going from the frying pan into the fire.

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