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Indeed, they often act as a linguistic fossil record, preserving objects and behaviour that have long since fallen into petrified obsolescence. Industrious sorts no longer burn the midnight oil. Flashes in the pan are common even if the flintlock muskets that gave rise to them are museum pieces. Colours are still nailed to masts, metal though they now usually are.

勤奋的人们不再是"焚膏"以继晷；"火药池中瞬间闪现的火光（ flashes in the pan ，比喻显耀一时却终归失败或昙花一现）"现在也很常见［译注：暗示现在这个成语已不再适合比喻昙花一现了］，即使造就它的燧发枪已经躺在了博物馆里；要想"公开表明立场（ nail one's colours to the mast ）"还得把钉子钉在桅杆上，尽管现在的桅杆大都是金属的了。

These chemicals fluoresce with different colours.

这些试剂带有不同颜色的荧光色。

The Italian air force acrobatic team,"Frecce Tricolori"(Tri-colour Arrows), leave trails of green, white and red smoke, the colours of the national flag, during a flypast over Rome in observance of the 90th anniversary of the end of World War One.

在罗马的空中致礼飞行中，意大利空军杂技团表演了"三色箭头"，也就是在天空中留下意大利国旗的绿、白、红三色烟雾，以庆祝一战结束90周年。

And to those who have neither art nor science, the world is a mere arrangement of colours, or a rough footway where they may very well break their shins.

对于既没有艺术细胞也没有科学细胞的人来说，这个世界只不过是各种颜色的堆积，或者是一条崎岖小路，一不小心就会摔伤小腿。

Life is only a very dull and ill- directed theatre unless we have some interests in the piece; and to those who have neither art nor science, the world is a mere arrangement of colours, or a rough footway where they may very well break their shins.

对于那些既没有艺术也没有科学灵感的人来说，世界只不过是颜色的混合体，或是一条崎岖的小路，走在其上他们很可能会摔伤小腿。

Life is only a very dull and ill-directed theatre unless we have some interests in the piece; and to those who have neither art nor science, the world is a mere arrangement of colours, or a rough footway where they may very well break their shins.

人生只不过是一场单调乏味且编导拙劣的戏，除非我们对这戏有些兴趣；对于既没有艺术细胞也没有科学细胞的人来说，这个世界只不过是各种颜色的堆积，或者是一条崎岖小路，一不小心就会摔伤小腿。

You will see many a picture of Chad sporting a frilly shirt of some description and of varying colours!

在许多 Chad 的照片里你都能看到他穿着同种式样不同颜色的花边衬衫！

The tulip became so popular because of its bright colours, dramatic flames and frilly petals.

人们那么喜欢它是因为它亮丽的色彩、惊人的光芒和褶皱的花瓣。

We have various sizes and colours in these frocks.

放心，小姐。我们有各种颜色及尺码的上衣。

Eg:we got a good spot near the frond and had sweetest view of the fireworks.we were able to see all the different sizes,shapes,colours,it was fantastic,just fantastic.

我们在靠近前面的地方找到了看焰火的最佳位置。在那儿我们能把各种不同形状大小的五彩缤纷的焰火都看得一清二楚。

What was it that made you want to change sider ?

是什么使你临阵倒戈？

I don't know what he wants, but let's play along with him.

我不知道他要干什么，可我