A watery soup denoted meager times. And never was food thrown out. That was a sin against God. Everything ended up in the minestrone pot.

• 而一罐像水一样稀的菜汤则表明我们境况困难。我们家的食物从来不会被白白扔掉(那是对上帝的一种冒犯)，最终都要放入妈妈的汤罐里。