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发信人: yangs (Microsea永不止息), 信区: English
标  题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年08月29日12:15:35 星期四), 站内信件

play with fire

Definition: To flirt with danger; to invite disaster or trouble.

Example: 1) Don't stand at the edge of the cliff -- that's playing with fire
!

2) If you play with fire, you're going to get burned!

Etymology: Fire is a dangerous thing, and if you don't take it seriously it 
could hurt you. In this phrase, anything that is potentially dangerous is co
mpared to fire, and the injury that can result from fooling around with some
thing dangerous is compared to the burns that you can get from fire.

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            The shining sea            谁能够 划船不用浆                                    
            And                                                                     
            The blue sky               谁能够 扬帆没有风向                                 
            Share                                                                      
            The same  color                                                                 

※ 来源:·哈工大紫丁香 bbs.hit.edu.cn·[FROM: dsp.hit.edu.cn]