A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
火
Fire
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
去用雪燃起火焰,正如用言语扑灭爱的火焰。
Cease-fire is important, but it can last only for a very, very, very short time.
停火是重要的,但它只能持续非常、非常、非常短的时间。
I've seen public opinion shift like the wind and put out the very fire it lighted.
我看到公众舆论像一阵风一样转变,甚至把它点燃的火也扑灭了。
How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water.
你怎么能只用一杯水就把一车柴火扑灭呢?
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
学习读书就是点燃一团火;每一个拼出来的音节都是火花。
Sometimes you don't need lightning to start a fire. Sometimes, it builds on its own.
有时候你不需要闪电就能点火。有时,它建立在自己的基础上。
Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.
与饶舌人的舌头相比,火与剑是毁灭的慢速机器。
It is as bad to spit out the fire and be shamed, as it is to swallow it and be burnt.
把火吐出来而感到羞耻,就像把火吞下去而被烧掉一样糟糕。
I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.
我永远无法忍受失败。我对第二名不感兴趣。我肚子着火了。
Things don't ever stay the same. Natural beginnings come to natural or unnatural ends.
事情永远不会一成不变。自然的开端会有自然或非自然的结果。
I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion.
我充满热情和激情。我还没有准备好集中精力和激情。
Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all.
你带到火边,随手拿在手里的书,毕竟是最有用的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.
点燃你的生命。寻找那些煽动你的火焰的人。
It was an awkward moment. We were burning down our host's house, a situation which any guest seeks to avoid.
那是一个尴尬的时刻。我们烧毁了主人的房子,任何客人都想避免这种情况。
In the coldest flint there is hot fire.
最冷的燧石里也有烈火。
I don't have the fire in the belly right now. It's one of those been there, done that deals.
我现在肚子里没有火。这是其中之一,做过交易。
I've got friends who are pyrotechnics who do big fire shows, so I'm really fascinated by that.
我有一些朋友是烟火爱好者,他们会举办大型的烟火表演,所以我对他们非常着迷。