薪尽火传xīn jìn huǒ chuánas one piece of fuel is consumed,the flame passes to another-the torch of learning is passed on from teachei to student and from generation to generation
❍ 这位科学家深信他开拓的这门学科当时虽不为人所重视，但终将～。The scientist was firmly convinced that the branch of the learning he had developed would be carried on by the later generations,though it was not taken seriuosly at the time. 薪尽火传xīn jìn huǒ chuán薪：柴火。柴火烧完了，而火种却留了下来。比喻师生相授，学问和技艺等代代相传。the torch of learning is passed on from teacher to student and from generation to generation |