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。

youdao

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。

youdao

So, using a candle in the room I placed my spoon over the flame and waited to see if it heated up.

所以，我用了根房间里的蜡烛，把我的勺子置于火焰之上，等着看麦片是不是被加热了。

youdao

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.

FORBES: Are We All Inattentive Superheroes?

We must retain the Jeffersonian notion that knowledge is a public good, capable of concurrence and co-coincidence, just as in the sharing of a flame from a candle.

FORBES: Digital Literacy: New Literacy?