lightning bug

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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
正確的詞語和幾乎正確的詞語之間的差別就好像閃電和螢火蟲的差別一樣。
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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug .
用詞準(zhǔn)確與用詞幾乎準(zhǔn)確，這兩者之間的差異就如閃電與螢火蟲之間的差異。
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
準(zhǔn)確的詞匯和幾乎準(zhǔn)確的詞匯之間的區(qū)別就像燈和螢火蟲的差別。

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