We're like the chaperones at a high school dance -- we stand idly by the bowl of punch (or pot of coffee, as it were) and watch the drama unfold.

我们像参加高中生舞会的监护人，拿着咖啡杯，（好像是咖啡壶），悠闲的站在一旁，观看表演的话剧。

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I can't stand the stuff because it seems bitter, and I usually pour it on the pot plant when nobody is looking.

我不能忍受这种东西因为它看起来很苦，所以我通常偷偷把它倒了。

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They are selectively bred from a mix of pot-bellied, New Zealand kune kune, Gloucester Old Spot and Tamworth pigs until they attain tiny proportions – fully grown, they stand at just over a foot.

它们是有选择地从大肚猪（pot-bellied）、新西兰困困猪（kune kune）、格洛斯特古老斑点猪（Gloucester Old Spot）以及汤沃斯猪（Tamworth）杂交而成，以获得娇小的身材——发育成熟后，它们站立时身高比一英尺多一点点。

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During a lull in the conversation, Wang points to an antique earthenware pot sitting on a lacquered stand.

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And more than all, if just previous to putting your hand into the tar-pot, you have been lording it as a country schoolmaster, making the tallest boys stand in awe of you.

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