1、I had found the gravy boat from my mother's China service.
我竟然找到了媽媽那套瓷器中的這只船形肉鹵盤。

2、But that little gravy boat is much more than an heirloom to me.
但對我而言，這只小小的船形肉鹵盤絕不只是一件傳家之寶。

3、I said to myself right then that nothing would ever happen to that gravy boat as long as I lived.
就在那時(shí)我對自己說，只要我活著，我決不會(huì)再讓這只盤子出事。

4、The salt and pepper shakers and the gravy boat had to be within easy reach.
鹽瓶、胡椒瓶和船形調(diào)味盤得放在容易夠著的地方。