残烛 meaning in Chinese

expiring candle

Here the socket of the candle dropped , and the wick went out
这时残烛落入了烛台孔中，烛芯熄灭了。
Nature , with her customary beneficence , has ordained that man shall not learn how to live until the reasons for living are stolen from him , that he shall find no enjoyment until he has become imcapable of vivid pleasure
对人类有着天然恩惠的自然告诫人们：不要等到自己暮年残烛，才去学习如何生活；也不要等到没有能力消受活生生的乐趣时，才去寻求享受生活。