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相关词汇candle n. 蜡烛chandelier n. 枝形吊灯electric light 电灯electrify v. 向……供电flame n. 火焰flashlight n. 手电筒fluorescent adj. 荧光的illuminate v. 照亮kerosene n. 煤油lamp n. 灯，台灯lantern n. 灯笼light n. 灯，灯光light bulb 灯泡oil lamp 油灯replace v. 代替smoke n. 烟soot n. 烟灰，煤烟torch n. 火把，火炬，手电筒wick n. 灯芯，蜡烛芯情景对话:A: May, we need to buy some candles for tonight"s birthday party.B: I know a place where we can buy some really beautiful candles.A: You do? It will be perfect if the birthday cake can be decorated with beautiful candles.B: Nowadays, we only use candles for decoration. In my childhood, I used to read by the light of candles.A: My family used to burn an oil lamp before our village was electrified.B: Oil lamp! Yeah, we did also use paraffin lamps before we had the electric light.A: I remember how fascinated I was with the clear, bright,yellow flame the wick produced when the lamp was lit.B: You know, it is actually the kerosene that the wick has absorbed that produces the flame. Not the wick.A: Ha-ha, you"re right.B: Well, the flame was beautiful, but the lamp would also produce smoke and soot.A: Yeah, a little bit environmental problem, huh?B: Yeah. But strangely I do sometimes miss the oil lamp.参考译文:A:梅，我们需要去买些今晚生日宴会上要用的蜡烛了。B:我知道有哪儿能买到很漂亮的蜡烛。A:是吗?生日蛋糕能装点上漂亮的蜡烛，那就完美无缺了。B:现如今，蜡烛只用于装饰了。在我小时候，我曾经就着蜡烛光来读书。A:我们村通上电之前，我们家里是点油灯的。B:点油灯啊!我家也点过煤油灯，后来才用上了电灯。A:我还记得我那时看着油灯点亮以后，灯芯那儿燃烧散出的明亮、透黄的火焰，自己有多痴迷。B:你知道吗，其实不是灯芯燃烧的火焰，而是灯芯里浸满的煤油燃烧才发出了这样的火焰。A:哈哈，你说得没错。B:嗯，火焰很漂亮，不过油灯也会带来烟气和灰尘。A:是啊，也有点轻微的环境污染问题吧?B:是啊。不过说来怪怪的，我还是时不时地会想念以前用过的油灯。