He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle.

他点燃了蜡烛，因为通过计算着燃烧着的蜡烛剩下的部分就能推测时间。

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When Stevenson followed the carbon-14 trail back in time, he found carbon-14 levels change with the intensity of solar burning.

当史蒂文森依据碳-14的痕迹追溯过去时，他发现碳-14的含量随着太阳燃烧的强度而变化。

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Once a burning firelighter is placed against a tyre, it takes a few minutes for a car to ignite, giving the arsonist plenty of time to escape.

一旦将一个燃烧着的打火机放在轮胎上，汽车需要几分钟才能点燃，这给了纵火犯大量的时间逃跑。

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The time that we spend in congested conditions significantly adds to the amount of fuel cars and trucks are burning.

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After crossing, the Israelites then celebrate the Passover, and that makes a strong link then to the Exodus led by Moses, also at the time of the first Passover. Moses had a vision of God at the burning bush. He was told to remove his shoes, his sandals, because he was on holy ground.

过河后，以色列人庆祝逾越节，这与,在出埃及记中的摩西有鲜明的联系，也是在第一次,逾越节摩西在燃烧的树丛中看见了上帝他被要求,脱掉鞋子，他的草鞋，因为他站在圣土上。

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That is often asked regarding the burning topic of our time, reformasi.

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That is why I am convinced that there is a need first to single out those most burning issues of our time on which we have division, that is, the environment in which we live, the diversity of cultures, and the problem of the sovereignty of the individual.

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"Even if you have a small number of people sharing MP3 files they are burning chunks of bandwidth all the time, " he said.

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