Dan's energy and spirit... he was like a comet... he TOOK OFF — but the sparks from that comet continue to set fires in people and I think will continue to do so for a very long time.

丹的能量和精神，他就像一颗彗星，匆匆离去，但是他一闪而过的光芒仍然留存在人们心中，而我相信，还能留存得更久。

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Then, suddenly, an idea, shining and new, flashed like a comet through her brain.

接着，一个崭新的念头像颗彗星似的突然在她脑子里掠过。

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In that way, Pluto ACTS like a comet.

也就是说，冥王星的行为像一个彗星。

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Suppose the planet were hit by a comet-- this happened--something like this happened sixty-five million years ago, so it could happen again.

假设这个星球被一颗彗星击中-,这样的事，大约六千五百万年前,发生过，所以它还可能再发生。

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Many such quartets blaze like a comet across the sky and then disappear before you can turn your head.

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Its atmosphere is escaping like a comet but on a planetary scale.

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Hanwell Snr came to Hanwell like a comet, at long intervals.

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