" Mother might use this for carrying water instead of a nut shell, " he said.

“妈妈可能会用它代替坚果壳取水，”他说。

Now he knew how to make a bowl that his mother would like better than any nut shell.

现在他知道如何制作碗了，他妈妈会喜欢它超过任何坚果壳。

Torad thought it looked like one of the large nut shells which his mother used to carry water from the river.

特拉德认为它像一个大坚果壳，是他妈妈从河里取水用得。