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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.--Sakyamuni
一根蜡烛能点燃成千上万根蜡烛，但它的寿命并不会因此而缩短。
分享幸福也不会使幸福减少。--释迦牟尼(佛教创始人)

Notes:
1.candle
n. 蜡烛；烛光；蜡烛状物
vt. 对光检查
常见搭配：
a lighted candle
招待会, 盛大的宴会, 晚会
burn the candle at both ends
过分浪费精力[财产等]
can not hold a candle to
远不如; 不能与...相比
be not fit to hold a candle to
远不如; 不能与...相比
can not show a candle to
远不如; 不能与...相比
be not fit to show a candle to
远不如; 不能与...相比
corpse candle
墓地鬼火；点在尸体旁的蜡烛
go off like a candle in a snuff (=go off like the snuff of a candle)
突然死掉
hide one's candle under a bushel
不露锋芒
hold a candle to another
为别人尽力
hold a candle to the devil
助纣为虐, 为虎作伥; 离开正路
hold a candle to the sun
太阳底下点蜡烛, 多此一举; 作徒劳无益的事
not worth the candle
不值得, 不上算, 得不偿失
rush candle
微光; 微不足道的人; 孤陋寡闻
smell of the candle tallow candle
脂烛; 蜡烛

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2.shorten
vt.& vi. 缩短，变短
eg.
have a coat shortened
把上衣改短
shorten the arm of
限制...的力量
shorten a child
给孩子改穿短衣