豆腐里

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去年发生了一系列涉及在中国食品中发现致癌物质的事件，从咸鸭蛋里的工业染料苏丹红，到豆腐里含有甲醛等。

Last year saw a string of incidents involving carcinogens found in Chinese food , from the industrial dye Sudan red in salted duck eggs to formaldehyde in sheets of tofu .
2

吃了一口，豆腐把身里烫开一条路；

One mouthful , and the beancurd seemed to burn its way down his throat .
3

在拥挤的餐桌边，人们谈论的话题往往是，“姆妈”政府提供了这么便宜的伙食，而且就餐地点离家或办公室这么近，大家是多么高兴（在菜单上没有臭豆腐的日子里，我往往会更加感激。）

Conversation at the cramped tables often revolves around how happy we all are that the Nanny provides such cheap fare , so close to our homes or offices . ( I tend to be more grateful on days when stinky tofu is left off the menu . )
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然后他把这些豆腐放进坛子里。

Then he put it into a crock .