The milk cartons were the outer containers for plaster of paris molds.

牛奶盒就是熟石灰模的容器。

" And what is in those plaster molds? " dad asked.

“这些熟石灰模子里是什么东西？”问。

The milk cartons were filled with plaster of paris. The white powder everywhere was plaster before we mix it with water.

牛奶盒里装满了熟石灰，满地的白色粉末就是们将熟石灰和水混合时弄的。

My dad and watched as we carefully poured the molten lead through a small hole in the top of the plaster of paris cube.

注视着们小心翼翼地把铅液注入到熟石灰模顶部的小孔中。

Moreover, the distribution and the shape of the clumps suggest that the lime was added to the mix as quicklime, rather than, as is common today, slaked (hydrated) lime.

此外，凝块的分布和形状表明， 石灰是以生石灰的形式加入混合物中的，而不是像今天常见的那样， 以消石灰（熟石灰）的形式加入。

Moreover, the distribution and the shape of the clumps suggest that the lime was added to the mix as quicklime, rather than, as is common today, slaked or hydrated lime.

此外， 团块的分布和形状表明， 石灰是以生石灰的形式加入到混合物中的，而不是像今天常见的熟石灰或消石灰。