I will buy some candles.

我会去买蜡烛。

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I need some candles and a pumpkin.

我需要几个蜡烛和一个南瓜。

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Let's buy a pumpkin and some candles.

让我们买一个南瓜和一些蜡烛。

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Some lighted red candles or burned paper money to send children into the afterlife.

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