teapot
n
1 container with a spout, in which tea is made and from which it is poured into cups, etc 茶壶. =>illus at pot 见 pot 插图.
2 (idm 习语) a tempest in a teapot => tempest.
One half of his money and his goods shall be given to the city of Venice and the other half shall be given to the person he has tried to kill.
他的钱和财产的一半必须给威尼斯城,另一半必须给他企图杀害的人。
As the Maori had no written language, the stories of Maori history were handed down from generation to generation.
由于毛利人当时没有书面语,毛利人的历史故事是一代一代传下来的。
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.