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今天學的詞組是fan the flames.
煽子和火?生煤爐?現在沒有人用煤爐了!對,fan the flames是指煽風點火,煽動情緒.
美國前總統克林頓因記者提的問題而非常生氣.這記者說:
I don't think I am fanning the flames here.
我不是想煽動情緒.
一般都是已經有些問題,經別人一煽動,事情就更糟,"To fan the flames would often make the situation even worse."
夫妻倆感情本來就有些問題,再加上婆婆一煽動, "with a mother-in-law fanning the flames, the couple finally divorced," 夫妻終于離婚.
另一對夫婦也有矛盾,兒子對媽媽說:"Yes, we have problems, but you don't need to fan the flames," 你不必再來煽動了.
