Burnout, you might think of a candle's blackened, shriveled, worn-out wick.

关于过度劳累，你可能会想到变黑、皱缩、破损的蜡烛灯芯。

They mostly sat in silence around the table, watching the candle wick sinking lower and lower into liquid wax, occasionally raising a bottle to their lips, speaking only to check the time, to wonder aloud what was happening.

他们大部分时间默默围坐在桌边，看着烛芯在液体蜡中越燃越低，时而把酒瓶举到唇边，说话也只是问问时间，猜测发生了什么。

They mostly sat in silence around the table, watching the candle wick sinking lower and lower into liquid wax, now and then raising a bottle to their lips, speaking only to check the time, to wonder aloud what was happening.

他们大部分时间默默围坐在桌边，看着烛芯在液体蜡中越燃越低，时而把酒瓶举到唇边，说话也只是问问时间，猜测发生了什么。