关键字：假如 should 灰烬 would rather be 尘埃 than in burn out it
假如我轻若尘埃，不如燃烧成灰烬。 I would rather be ashes than dust. 我宁愿是燃烧过后的灰烬，也不愿作地上的尘土。 I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.