He ushered me through the back door, past neat stacks of hand-split applewood, to a wooden tank, like a giant wine cask cut in half, covered in moss and dripping water through its swollen slats.

他带我穿过后门，经过整齐的手劈苹果木柴堆，来到一个木制水池前。水池像一劈两半的大葡萄桶，布满苔藓，膨胀的木板条间滴着水，池边围着铁丝网。

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Wine started from a hole in the cask.

酒从木桶的一个孔冒了出来。

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I need a cask of wine and some apples.

我需要一桶酒和一些苹果。

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"I thought you said the cask of Amontillado was in your wine cellar."

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This popularity soon spread to the Far East, where it was noted the wine had improved immeasurably on its long, hot journey in cask.

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