She watched the paper curl and frizzle and burn; and presently they were ashes.是什么意思？

She watched the paper curl and frizzle and burn; and presently they were ashes.

她注视着纸片卷曲、焦枯、燃烧; 转眼间它们变成了灰烬.

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

watched

vt. 注视，注意（watch的过去式与过去分词形式）；

例句
He watched Karl run across the street to Tommy.
他看着卡尔向街对面的汤米跑去。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

paper

n. 纸，文件，论文，文章；vt.& vi. 贴纸；vt. 包装，用纸覆盖，贴壁纸，提供纸张，[俚语] 提供免费入场券；vi. 贴糊墙纸，发交通违章传票；adj. 纸制的，似纸的，有名无实的；

例句
...the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company.
对一家效益好的纸张回收公司的收购

curl

n. 一绺鬈发，卷曲物，螺旋状物，（指头发）拳曲；vt.& vi. （使）弯曲，（使）卷曲，盘旋，缠绕；vt. 撅起嘴唇，撇（嘴），（使）呈螺旋（或卷曲）状移动，（使）旋绕；

例句
A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead.
他的额头上垂着一绺散开的黑色卷发。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

frizzle

n. 卷发，卷毛，吱吱响声；v. 使卷缩，使（卷曲），炸得吱吱响；

例句
She watched the paper curl and frizzle and burn; and presently they were ashes.
她注视着纸片卷曲、焦枯、燃烧; 转眼间它们变成了灰烬.

burn

vt.& vi.& link-v. （使）燃烧；vt.& vi. 使用某物为燃料，烧毁，烧坏，烧伤；n. 烧伤，烧痕；

例句
Aerobic exercise gets the heart pumping and helps you to burn up the fat.
有氧运动加速心脏跳动，有助于消耗更多脂肪。

presently

adv. 目前，不久，马上；

例句
All went well at first, and I was in high favour; but presently I fell from grace...
我最初一帆风顺，备受器重，但现在却失宠了。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

ashes

n. 灰烬，骨灰，尸体，文化遗址，灰( ash的名词复数 )，灰烬，骨灰，梣；

例句
She raked out the ashes from the boiler.
她把炉灰从锅炉里面耙了出来。