Napalm is a thick, sticky stuff made from petrol. When it is set on fire it holds on to what it touches and keeps burning.

Napalm凝固汽油彈 is a thick, sticky stuff made from petrol是一種用石油做成、又濃又黏的東西。When it is set on fire一旦被點燃, it holds on to what it touches它會黏在碰到的東西上 and keeps burning持續燃燒。

The US army used it in bombs, especially in the Vietnam War, to burn fields, forests, and villages. People also use it as a verb: to napalm a place means to attack it with this burning stuff.

The US army used it in bombs美軍把它用在炸彈裡, especially in the Vietnam War尤其是在越戰的時候, to burn fields, forests, and villages用來燒田地、森林和村莊。People also use it as a verb人們也把它當動詞用: to napalm a place means to attack it with this burning stuff「napalm一個地方」意思就是用這種燃燒物攻擊那裡。

In ordinary talk it is not a calm chemistry word — it calls up war and burning, so speakers often say it with a heavy feeling. It is still a real substance, but in the news and in history class it almost always means that wartime weapon.

In ordinary talk在一般說話裡, it is not a calm chemistry word它不是一個平靜的化學名詞 — it calls up war and burning它會讓人聯想到戰爭和燃燒, so speakers often say it with a heavy feeling所以講的人常常帶著沉重的感覺說它。It is still a real substance它仍然是一種真實存在的物質, but in the news and in history class不過在新聞和歷史課裡 it almost always means that wartime weapon它幾乎都是指那個戰時用的武器。

Though actually, it is not the same thing as Agent Orange, which the US also used in Vietnam: that one was a plant poison, not a burning jelly.

Though actually不過其實, it is not the same thing as Agent Orange它跟Agent Orange（橙劑）不是同一種東西, which the US also used in Vietnam那也是美國在越南用過的東西: that one was a plant poison, not a burning jelly那個是一種除草的植物毒劑，不是燃燒的膠狀物。