One could not stew in one's own juice.

人不能自作自受。

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Wild daffodils! After all, one could not stew in one's own juice. The spring came back…'Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of Ev'n or Morn.

毕竟呢，为什么这样困守愁城，摧残自己?春天回来了……“春大显身手秋冬去复回，但是那欢乐的日子，那甜蜜地前来的黄昏或清晨，却不向我回来。”

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One evening, we had sacks of potatoes and containers of ground beef, so we improvised and made a delicious stew by throwing in some herbs and spices.

有一个晚上，我们有几麻袋的土豆和几箱子的绞好的细牛肉，所以我们就当场决定而且添加了香料、作料做出了一顿美味的炖肉。

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It was there that my mother learned to make a traditional couscous the name for tiny beads of durum wheat semolina as well as for the delectable stew they are part of, which can only be described as an entire feast in one course.

WSJ: Cold-Snap Couscous