The new flame may suppress the old flame;

新的火焰可以把旧的火焰扑灭；

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I matured after my relationship with Kurt, but soon found myself yearning to rekindle the old flame. So I did.

在我和科特的关系之后我成熟了许多，然而很快发现心中又燃起了昨日火焰，又回到了他身边。

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She met an old flame at the party.

她在聚会上遇到了旧情郎。

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Laetitia plans to see her parents there but has a secret agenda to rekindle the memory of an old flame she calls the Shady Sailor.

NEWYORKER: The Shady Sailor

Before the Olympics, I ran with the Olympic flame in my old home town of Bexhill-on-Sea in the south of England, which was a tremendous honor.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Now, an old flame has the country's heart.

WSJ: America's new love: Water