gruel

1. Life in the modern west is thin gruel for writers .

现代西方的生活对于作家来说就是淡淡的粥。

2. It can recap mission-critical accomplishments , thank pivotal colleagues , and even drop in a little zinger about the thin gruel served at staff meetings .

信中可以回顾自己重大的工作成就，感谢重要的同事，甚至可以调侃一下员工会议上提供的稀麦片粥。

3. Mrs. march gave the mother tea and gruel , and comforted her with promisesof help , while she dressed the little baby as tenderly as if it hadbeen her own .

马奇太太一边为做母亲的端茶递粥，一边安慰她，让她宽心，又像对待自己的亲生骨肉一样轻柔地为小宝宝穿上衣服。

4. Other scenes depict corn products that were essential to the maya diet : a woman distributes a platter of tamales to a crowd in one panel , while a man and woman in another scene serve maize gruel .

另一些画面描绘了当时玛雅人必不可少的食物玉米：在一幅画中，一位妇女把盘子里的玉米卷分给一群人；而在另一幅画中，一个男人和一个女人正在分发玉米粥。

5. The captives said they were given rice or gruel to eat , usually once a day .

船员们说，我们吃的只是米饭和稀粥，基本上每天一顿。

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