英语翻译1、The man prostrated himself and asked for a sieve--just an o

英语翻译
1、The man prostrated himself and asked for a sieve--just an ordinary sieve.He then asked the Holy one whether he would be satisfied if the water poured into the sieve did not flow through it.请解释一下后一句的语法,为什么我觉得有两个动词了呢“poured"和“flow"?
2、Next door we had a little room to wash in.We also found something which we had missed very much up to now,a closet for the relief of nature.In this respect the habits of local people are casual to the last degree and any place seems to be regarded as a suitable latrine.这句的翻译,尤其是其中的“a closet for the relief of nature”是什么意思