She told him of Johnsy's fancy, and how she feared she would, indeed, light and fragile as a leaf herself, float away, when her slight hold upon the world grew weaker.

她把琼珊的想法告诉了他，又说她多么担心，惟恐那个虚弱得像枯叶一般的琼 珊抓不住她同世界的微弱牵连，真会撒手去世。

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Sue found Behrman and told him of Johnsy's fancy, and she feared she would, indeed, light and fragile as leaf herself, float away when her slight hold upon the world grew weaker.

苏找到贝尔曼，把琼西的荒唐想法告诉了他，还说她怕瘦弱得叶子一样的琼西，在对这个人世间越来越不留连之际，会真的飘走了。

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But CFLs couldn’t be dimmed, they were fragile, and they produced a light that had all the warmth and appeal of skim milk.

不过节能灯不能调光，而且易碎，它所发出的光芒就像脱脂牛奶一样柔和温暖，富有吸引力。

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Investor confidence remained fragile after the downgrades and in light of Greece's rocky negotiations with international creditors to restructure its debt and stave off default.

WSJ: Euro Recovers After Ratings Storm

If it's the sonic equivalent of darkness and what may be lurking there, then Gibson's fragile voice and plaintively strummed guitar soon emerge as a flicker of light.

NPR: First Listen: Laura Gibson's 'Beasts Of Seasons'

The blog posts and photos afford readers a glimpse of life on the massive orbiting outpost, and by shining a light on Earth from space, Garan and his colleagues hope to mobilize people to improve the conditions on our fragile planet.

MSN: Earth From Space: An Astronaut's Quest to Protect Our 'Fragile Oasis' - Technology & science - Space - Space.com | NBC News