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。
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。
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 .
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 .
