Before the war, many rural communities gathered around a bonfire to tell stories, discuss the day's events and resolve problems.

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They throw all kinds of old books, great old books, onto the bonfire.

抛掉了所有旧书刊,将珍贵的古籍,统统抛入火里

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

They decide they're going to have a bonfire and they build this giant fire and into it they throw everything from the past.

他们决定要燃起一堆篝火,将之化为熊熊烈焰,将过去的一切尽抛其中

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选