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Since the riot, the city has been a powder keg waiting to explode.
自那次骚乱以来,这座城市就是一个随时可能爆炸的火药桶。
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Then all you need is a small sparking of the powder keg, and it's on.
接下来你需要就是在这个火药桶上放上点小火星, 然后,它就爆炸了.
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Global poverty is a powder keg that could be ignited by our indifference.
贫穷有可能被我们的漠不关心激化而成为火药桶.
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