Oh dear. The lavender is not doing very well at all. Maybe it's because the pot is too small. Maybe it's because it got cold a few nights, or I didn't water it often enough.

噢，天啊，薰衣草已不怎么好了，也许是因为盆太小，也许是因为有几晚受凉了，或许是我没经常浇水。

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Place the chicken into a large pot and pour over cold water.

把鸡肉放进一个大锅里，放入凉水没过肉。

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To see which of these factors are really significant, I put a pound of spaghetti into a pot, added just 2 quarts of cold water and 2 teaspoons salt and turned on the heat.

要看哪些因素真正重要，我将一磅意大利面条放入一只锅子，只加了2夸脱冷水，还有两勺盐，然后开始加热。

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Swish the clams gently in the water and let soak for a few minutes, then lift them out with a wire-mesh skimmer and place them in the other pot of cold water.

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