Leaves from a wild tea tree fell into the hot water pot.

一棵野生茶树的叶子掉进了热水锅里。

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He was standing by the pit he had dug in the dry sand, with a huge water pot beside it.

他正站在他挖的干砂洞旁，旁边还有一个巨大的用来盛水的锅。

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The pot was sitting in a pool of water.

罐子放在水里。

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Water in the sand between the two pots evaporates through the surface of the larger pot, where drier outside air is moving.

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Drop several seeds over the surface of the pot and cover with a thin layer of vermiculite, a substance that can hold air, water and nutrients.

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The pot should have holes in the bottom so water can run out.

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And so, instead of being confronted with a sudden crisis that prompts real change, South Africa appears to be drifting - sustained by an expanding middle class and buoyant local economy - while the water in the pot keeps getting steadily hotter.

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Siberia gets so cold that boiling water poured from a pot can freeze before it hits the ground.

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Instead, it was like the proverbial frog in the heating pot of water.

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