Sure, every now and again there’s a fluke like R.E.M. or the Flaming Lips, a band that continues to produce good music two or three decades after their initial success.

这些乐队在完成漂亮的登场之后会在接下来了二、三十年里不断的创作出好的音乐。

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Five minutes after that come the fire-raisers, who light 10km of “fireline” using drip torches (devices that drop flaming paraffin at a constant rate).

五分钟后，纵火人员出现，用滴液点火器（一种可以以形同的间隔点燃石蜡的装置）制造出一条长达10公里的“火线”。

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One bulb of the most sought-after variety, the flaming red-striped Semper Augustus, sold for twice the yearly income of a rich merchant.

带有火红条纹的“永远的奥古斯都”（Semper Augustus）是最受欢迎的一种，它的一块球茎售价相当于一个富商年收入的两倍。

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In 1994, the alternative rock group, the Flaming Lips, entered the pop mainstream after appearing on the T.

NPR: Flaming Lips Stay True and Reach Out with 'Mystics'

Now, after major changes in personnel and in their sound, the Flaming Lips have a new album.

NPR: Flaming Lips Stay True and Reach Out with 'Mystics'