Peter throws a bit of water on the fire.

彼得往火上泼了一点水。

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They ate from the animal he had killed, once he had roasted a bit of it over the fire.

他们吃他杀死的猎物。 他曾把小块肉放在火上烤。

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For years, greens said adaptation—coping with climate change, rather than stopping it—was a bit like putting out a fire on the Titanic: desirable, no doubt, but the main thing was to change course.

多年来，绿色意识人士曾声称，适应----应对气候变化，而不是改变它---有点像扑灭泰坦尼克号上的火：毫无疑问，人人都想把火灭了，但关键还是要改变航线。

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Or, another way of saying it is, I'm going to open up the fire hose a little bit today.

也就是说，今天我会把水龙头,稍微多拧开一点。

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"I think it's a little bit like a fire that hit a very big neighborhood, " El-Erian says.

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Nook tablet is a bit lighter than Kindle Fire as well.

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Most importantly to EFF, those who have serious concerns about the cloud acceleration option can breathe a little bit easier, because the Kindle Fire will have the option to turn that acceleration off.

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