Doğru kelime ve doğruya yakın kelime arasındaki fark şimşek ve ateş böceği arasındaki farktır.
- The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
Tom tüm kibriti tüketti bu yüzden ateşi yakamadı.
- Tom ran out of matches so he couldn't light the fire.
Dün gece yatakta kitap okurken, ışık açıkken uykuya dalmışım.
- While I was reading in bed last night, I fell asleep with the light on.
Onun yüzünü loş bir ışıkta gördüm.
- I saw his face in the dim light.
Long after lay he musing at her mood, / Much grieu'd to thinke that gentle Dame so light, / For whose defence he was to shed his blood.