Coal gas rivaled smoky oil lamps and flickering candles, and early in the new century, well-to-do Londoners grew accustomed to gaslit houses and even streets.

煤气可与烟雾缭绕的油灯和摇曳不定的蜡烛相媲美，在新世纪之初，富裕的伦敦人逐渐习惯了有煤气照明的房子，甚至街道。

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Speaking of light, aren't these flickering candles romantic?

说起灯光，你不觉得这里闪烁的烛光很浪漫吗？

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The world has a way of blowing relentless hurricane winds at our little flickering candles of faith.

我们如烛光般闪烁的信仰在世俗掀起的飓风里飘摇欲灭。

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At one point, the table iPads unexpectedly play an image of flickering candles as the carriages pass through a tunnel.

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One of the most attractive of places -- Mediterranean-African in design, with a tented "garden, " earthenware dishes and flickering candles.

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