gōng / rén / xiān / bǎ / cán / jiǎn / fàng / jìn / rè / shuǐ / lǐ / zài / kāi / shǐ / chōu / sī工人先把蚕茧放进热水里,再开始抽丝。The workers first put the cocoons into hot water and then began drawing out the silk.