Firewood is wood that has been cut or collected so that you can burn it — in a stove, a fireplace, a fire pit, or under a pot. It is not wood for building a house, and it is not a living tree: the whole point of the word is “this wood is for the fire.” People talk about chopping firewood, stacking it so it dries, and bringing it in before winter.

Firewood Firewood柴火is wood that has been cut or collected so that you can burn it是被砍下或收集起來、可以拿來燒的木頭——in a stove, a fireplace, a fire pit, or under a pot用在爐子、壁爐、火坑，或鍋子底下。It is not wood for building a house它不是拿來蓋房子的木材，and it is not a living tree也不是一棵活著的樹：the whole point of the word is “this wood is for the fire.”這個字的重點就是「這木頭是要拿來燒的」。People talk about chopping firewood人們會說劈柴chopping firewood、stacking it so it dries把柴堆起來曬乾, and bringing it in before winter在冬天前搬進屋裡。

Wet firewood smokes and will not catch easily; dry firewood is what you want.

Wet firewood smokes and will not catch easily濕柴會冒煙，也不容易點燃；dry firewood is what you want你要的是乾柴。

In Taiwan you meet it more at a campsite, at a 烤肉, or in an old countryside kitchen than in a city apartment. The word is simple, physical, and everyday wherever people still burn wood for heat or cooking.

In Taiwan you meet it more at a campsite, at a 烤肉在台灣，你比較會在露營地、烤肉的場合遇到這個字，or in an old countryside kitchen或是在鄉下的老廚房裡，than in a city apartment而不是在城市公寓裡。The word is simple, physical, and everyday這個字很簡單、很具體、很生活化，wherever people still burn wood for heat or cooking只要人們還在燒柴取暖或煮飯的地方都會用到。