the nearest to the flame is the first burned ❍ 如今朝廷有甚分晓，走了的倒没事，见在的便吃官司。常言道：“～。”(《水浒全传》622) What justice can we expect from the imperial court? If we leave,nothing will happen to us. If we stay,we will be prosecuted. ‘The nearest to the flame is the first burned，’ as the saying goes.