"Just hold on a cotton-picking minute," I said.

“就等该死的一分钟，”我说。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The cotton grows on the plant as long hairs attached to the seeds inside the boll .

棉花长在植物上，就像长毛附着在棉铃里的种子上一样。

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Others, however, have adopted the philosophy that it is best to use the water while it is still economically profitable to do so and to concentrate on high-value crops such as cotton.

然而，另一些人则采纳了这样一种理念，即最好是在仍然有利可图之时利用水，并集中用在棉花等高价值作物上。

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