1.One action can 'spark off' another.

一个动作可以另一个动作。

2.The incident sparked off a whole chain of disasters.

该事件惹出了一连串灾祸。

3.The price war sparked off fierce competition between the two companies.

价格战了这两家公司间激烈竞争。

4.So, for example, a disagreement could spark off an argument or a fight.

例如，分歧可能会争论或争斗。

5.The unrest was sparked off by suspected far-right activists burning a copy of the Koran. Rister Perker reports.

骚乱是由疑似极右翼活动分子焚烧《古兰》。听李斯特·坡客报道。

6.Charged particles guided by these magnetic fields can simply fly off the weak ends like sparks off a live wire.

带电粒子被这些磁场导，能轻易飞出这个脆弱边界（大气层），就像火花从电线那里飞出一样。

7.Nuclear power has always been a topic that has sparked off considerable debate.

【debate】核能一直是起相当多争议话题。

8.General Motors Research Laboratories have spent years of time and millions of dollars trying to find out how and why a spark in the cylinder sets off an explosion that makes your car run; and they don't know the answer.

通用汽车研究实验室花费了数年时间和数百万美元试图找出气缸中火花如何以及为什么会爆炸，从而使您汽车行驶；他们不知道答案。机翻

9.The Dornish nights grow cold out upon the sands. Garin gathered wood for them, bleached white branches from trees that had withered up and died a hundred years ago. Drey built a fire, whistling as he struck sparks off his flint.

多恩沙漠夜晚冷极了。盖林为大家搜集木柴，白花花枝干来自一百年前枯死树木。德雷一边吹口哨，一边用燧石打出火星，点起篝火。