Wuzong Zhou, a professor of chemistry, said: 'a colleague from another university said to me: "of course, no one knows what a candle flame is actually made of."

一位名叫周武宗的化学家说：“另外一所大学的同事跟我说：‘你肯定不知道烛火是由什么构成的’。”

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Burning gas has been used to make diamonds before but Professor Zhou is the first to show that the gems form deep inside something as simple as a candle flame.

以前人们曾用过燃烧气体的方式来获得钻石，但是周教授第一个向我们展示了珠宝深藏在像烛光一样平凡的物体中。

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Above the couple's heads, the candle that has been left burning in broad daylight on one of the branches of an ornate copper chandelier can be interpreted as the nuptial flame, or as the eye of God.

在两人头顶上方，朗朗白日之下却留有一根点燃的蜡烛，华丽铜制吊灯上的这根燃蜡也许能解释为婚礼的光芒，或者是代表上帝的眼睛。

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She has previously said this happened when Millie accidentally touched a candle flame.

BBC: Millie Martin

It is often said that, under ideal conditions, a young, healthy person can see a candle flame from 30 miles away.

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