The best shape of dumplings is that of a ship, because when they are boiling in the pan, they look like ships sailing in the sea.
饺子最好的形状是船型的,因为当它们在锅里煮的时候,看起来就像是大海里的船只。
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But there came a moment when the child trembled; Madame Thenardier raised the cover of a stew-pan which was boiling on the stove, then seized a glass and briskly approached the cistern.