I reached the cockpit and directed the extinguisher at the fire without effect.

我进入驾驶舱，把灭火器对准火焰喷射，但没有效果。

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The effect is much like lighter fuel on a camp fire before the match is struck.

其效果无异于火柴点燃前，在篝火上浇上的一桶轻质汽油。

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This figure does not include the effect of fire on dried-up bogs, which can double the amount.

该数据不包括干枯沼泽燃烧的影响，否则总量肯定加倍。

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The retired rower then passed it to the young athletes, who lit part of the outer rim of the torch, setting off a domino effect as fire spread to 205 small metal "petals, " symbolizing the nations taking part.

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But the combined effect of the fire-first-ask-questions-later management approach is to increase the severity of job losses in a downturn.

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Peres met with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah last weekend to discuss the initiative, which calls for talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resume four weeks after a cease-fire took effect.

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