lightning bug

常见例句

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
正确的词语和几乎正确的词语之间的差别就好像闪电和萤火虫的差别一样。
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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug .
用词准确与用词几乎准确，这两者之间的差异就如闪电与萤火虫之间的差异。
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
准确的词汇和几乎准确的词汇之间的区别就像灯和萤火虫的差别。

Its "nose" is a 2-inch-long glass cylinder coated on the inside with a concoction of glowing chemicals like those found in the belly of a lightning bug.
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But knowing that trust has become precious and the ability to deliver it, as Mark Twain once said, is like the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
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