1. I was holding a jug.
    我提着一把水壶。

2. If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather.
    如果你要举办一次露天游园会或盛宴，为避免碰上不好的天气而遭受损失也同样可以保险，

3. In fact, I do weep a little, standing there by the stove holding one of the instruments, so white, so precisely rolled, that could cause my daughter's death.
    事实上，站在厨房煤气灶旁边, 我确实哭过。我手里捏着一支雪白雪白的香烟，制作得非常精致。那可是会致我女儿于死地的东西啊。

4. It might sink slowly through the soil into the natural holding areas in the rock.
    它也许会通过土地慢慢地渗透到岩层里的天然蓄水区；