But if they choose a more conventional candidate they risk extinguishing the fire that lit up the mid-terms .

但是如果他们选择了一位更为传统的候选人，他们就冒有熄灭点燃中期选举中民众怒火的风险。

On the western sky they saw four crimson flares open out , float shimmering down the wind above the desert , then sink silently to the extinguishing earth .

在西边的天空，他们看到四个发着红光的信号弹射向空中，然后缓缓落向沙漠，最终熄灭在地面上。

This confluence of messages led to an epiphany wherein I 'd quit both ambien and caffeine at the same time , extinguishing the candle burning at both ends .

这次谈话让我顿悟，是时候戒安定和咖啡因了，熄灭这种两头烧的蜡烛。

You know , you should not only bear in mind the first lesson I have mentioned ; you should also keep the following lesson in heart , namely , a lamp featured by constant extinguishing would probably suffer the risk of substitution and replacement , because who will ever favour an unstable lamp ?

要知道，一盏灯如果一直亮着，确实没人会注意到它，只有熄灭一次才会引起别人的注意，可是如果它总是熄灭，那么就会有被取代的危险，谁会需要一盏时亮时灭的灯呢？