Would rather light a candle than curse the dark.

与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。

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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

点亮一支蜡烛总比咒骂黑暗要好。

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He handed me a lighted match, and let me light a candle.

他给我一根点燃着的火柴，让我点燃了一根蜡烛。

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Johnson's father used to ask people to light a candle for him as a good-luck charm.

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The parish's current vicar said people had the opportunity to light a candle in memory of him.

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Broader traditions among Indians are to light a candle or go to a temple, said Beasla, 29, whose family is Sikh.

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