They loved reading, but their families were poor and couldn't afford lamp oil for the children to study at night.

他们喜欢阅读，但他们家很穷，买不起灯油供他们晚上学习。

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The oil lamp burnt out.

油灯因油燃尽而熄灭了。

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If these officials saw the light of oil lamps in someone's home and heard the sound of reading, they would knock on the door and say, "The mayor adds oil for your lamp!"

如果这些官员看到有人家里的油灯亮着，而且听到读书的声音，他们就会敲门说：“市长给你的灯加了油！”

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He ate alone by the light of a coal-oil lamp.

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It was followed by Lille in the same year and Amsterdam two years later, where a much more efficient oil-powered lamp was developed.

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