【使用地区】：美国新英格兰地区各州

【释义】：

Used to describe a foolishly extravagant person．Someone with ships at sea in the days of sail was rich and could afford to bum two expensive oil lamps．Anyone else who burned two lamps was likely a fool． Also two lamps burning and rio ships out．

此短语意为“愚蠢而挥霍无度的傻瓜”。在航海时代，有船出海的人是富有的，能支付点两个油灯的昂贵费用。其他点两个油灯的人都象傻瓜。又作two lamps burning and no ships out(点两个油灯，而又没有船出海，即只有傻瓜才会这样浪费)。