| 1. | She accused us of being extravagant -- talk about the pot calling the kettle black! |
| 她指责我们铺张浪费-老鸹别嫌猪黑！
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| 2. | Let's put the kettle on and have a cup of tea. |
| 咱们坐壶水沏杯茶吧。
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| 3. | The kettle is operated by electricity. |
| 这水壶是电热的。
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| 4. | The kettle was singing (away) on the cooker. |
| 水壶在炉子上发出呜呜声。
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| 5. | The switch on the kettle won't stay down. |
| 这个水壶上的开关按下时卡不住了。
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| 6. | The kettle was steaming (away) on the stove. |
| 水壶在炉子上冒着热气。
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| 7. | The kettle is boiling. |
| 壶(里的水)开了。
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| 8. | The water in the kettle had all boiled away. |
| 壶里的水完全烧干了。
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| 9. | Put the kettle over [on] the fire. |
| 把水壶放在火上。
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| 10. | A watched kettle never boils. |
| （谚）看着的水壶永不开。
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