But then they wisely started cutting the bottoms off to let the balls fall through.

但后来他们聪明地开始把锅底切掉 让球掉下去。

If you cut the bottom stem part off and kind of put them in some water, in your refrigerator, that can help keep them a little longer.

如果你把底部的茎切掉，把它们放在水里，再把它们放进冰箱，这样可以把它们保存得更久一点。