In China and ancient Greece, people focused the sun's rays with mirrors or glass to light fires.

在中国和古希腊，人们用镜子聚合太阳光来生火。

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I release to the Christ fire Within me, all lesser fires of ancient passions spent.

我在己身内释放克里斯托火焰，去燃尽所有古旧的低劣之火。

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Ancient worshipers of heartless Molech become heartless as they cast their children into sacrificial fires.

古时敬拜无情的摩洛神的人，也无情地把自己的儿女丢进献祭的火里；

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Yale economist William Nordhaus examined the history of lighting technologies, from open fires and stone animal fat lamps in ancient times to modern incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.

FORBES: Economic Abundance, Real and Imagined