Ash covered the marble diamond-patterned floor and floated in large pools of greywater from the fire hoses.

火山灰覆盖着大理石钻石图案的地板，还漂浮在消防水管的污水池里。

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Pope watches over a fire inspector searching through the ash. “Found the source, ” he tells Pope and presents him with a cigarette.

Pope在现场监督，一个火灾调查员仔细在灰烬中翻查着，“找到了着火的源头，”他告诉狱长，将一支香烟递给他看。

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I could tell you about sitting in a pub on Kings' Road and seeing a table of spike-haired kids starting a little fire in an ash tray with some lighter fluid.

我能描述我正坐在君王路的一间酒吧，一群针尖状头发的小朋友正围在桌子旁，在烟灰缸上用打火机液燃起一小撮火。

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The volcano strikes an ominous presence on the horizon - one of countless sleeping giants in Iceland that might one day stir, sending torrents of fire, rock and ash raining down.

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Afterwards Mr Cai and his assistants damp out the fire using long poles tipped with sponges, and then smudge the lines of ash so that the portrait looks like a huge charcoal drawing on the wall of the museum's reception hall.

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Heat a gas grill to medium-high or light a charcoal fire and let it burn just until the coals are covered with gray ash.

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