干柴烈火gān chái liè huǒdry wood near a fierce fire-a man and a woman burning with passion; an explosive situation
? 中國是全國都布滿了干柴，很快就會燃成烈火?！靶腔鹆窃钡脑?，正是時局發(fā)展的適當(dāng)?shù)拿鑼憽?《毛澤東選集》 98)All China is littered with dry faggots which will soon be aflame. The saying，“A single spark can start a prairie fire”，is an apt description of how the current situation will develop. 干柴烈火gan chai lie huo? dry wood and a raging fire
?(of a man and a woman) be caught in a burning passion |