"I'll come back later on to take away your trash," he promises, as he sets up a portable electric hot plate on the table. He snips open sealed vacuum packs of soup to pour into the hot pot.
2
家人朋友围坐一张桌子旁,吃着热气腾腾的火锅,边涮着食材边喝酒聊天。
Families or groups of friends sit around a table and eat from a steaming pot in the middle, cooking and drinking and chatting.
3
通常来说,吃火锅时,会在桌子的中间放一个金属锅,当锅里的汤料沸腾时,就可以把菜放到火锅里了。
Usually, there is a metal hot pot in the middle of table. When the soupin the pot is kept simmering, dishes are put into the pot.