Somehow he had succeeded in retaining the tin bucket.

不管怎么说，他总算还保住了他的铁罐。

youdao

But he could not wait. He unstrapped the tin bucket and began to bale the pool.

可是他等不及了，便解下身上的白铁罐子，把坑里的水舀出去；

youdao

It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.

想把这个坑里的水舀干是不可能的，但是，现在他已经镇静了许多，所以成功地用铁罐子把它们给逮住了。

youdao

He probably liked the sight of my backside better than my face, she thought when she got up to refill her bucket and caught sight of herself in the mirror above one of the sinks, a square of polished tin screwed onto the wall.

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