1. The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
    盘子四边十分光滑，要在盘边拴上绳索或链条而同时又不损坏它是很难办到的。

2. The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank.
    盘子慢慢浮出水面，被轻轻地拽向运河岸边。

3. This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains.
    这次，他们用沉重的金属夹子把盘子夹住，以便往盘子上安装铁链。

4. The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal.
    这次，盘子必须垂直吊出水面，因为盘子的一边紧靠着运河河岸。

5. There was a danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.
    但是当波浪从河对岸折回来时，就有再次把盘子拖进水里的危险。

6. That night she chose to direct it toward her famous steamed pork and preserved vegetable dish, which she always served with special pride.
    那晚她原打算说说自己的拿手菜——梅干菜炖肉，她总是特别得意地把这个菜端上桌的。

7. Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.
    他们跳起了舞，盘子难以承受。舞会进行过程中，盘子倾覆，沉入了7英尺深的水中。

8. Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide.
    不可否认，这并非寻常的馅饼盘，它长为18英尺，宽为6英尺。

9. Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide.
    这个馅饼盘子确实少见，有18英尺长，6英尺宽。

10. At the same time, a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and held a little party of their own.
    就在这个时候，许多十几岁的孩子爬盘子举行他们自己的集会。