Drawing from the style of James Baldwin's 1963 book the Fire Next Time, Coates addresses the rampant racism in the US.

从詹姆斯·鲍德温1963年的著作《下一次将是烈火》中寻得灵感，科茨提出了美国肆虐的种族主义问题。

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An old couple, sitting at a third table on the patio, were also discussing the fire, their voices loud enough to be an invitation, and the man next to Suchen wasted no time chiming in.

门廊里第三张有人的餐桌上坐着一对老夫妇，也在谈论山火的事。 他们说话声音很响，像是邀人一起参加谈论，苏晨边上的男人马上加入了进去。

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When I spend my time working on non-important but urgent items I end up getting caught up in trying to put out the next fire.

当我在做不重要却紧急的事时，我发现自己总是抓狂地想要去处理下一份文件。

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Those with more than a superficial view of American national security, who would defend and preserve it from the fire next time, have by necessity divided their forces in advocacy of its various elements, but they have neglected its essence.

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Each generation gives way to the next, so that over time fire became electricity and the wheel morphed into a computer.

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The Philpotts wanted a bigger house, Mr Mosley allegedly told his friend, and Mrs Philpott apparently wrote a suicide note in which she took the blame for the fire, saying she would take the children with her next time.

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