I walked across broken glass strewn in the streets, and I could smell the aftermath of the fires that had raged the night before.

街头遍布玻璃碎片，昨夜大火造成的味道仍未散去。

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The time of their parting, late in 1938, coincided with Kristallnacht (night of broken glass), when Goebbels organised anti-Jewish riots in Germany and Austria.

ECONOMIST: Lida Baarova

When she went outside to wait for Pam, it was still night, the stars in the sky showing like flecks of broken glass.

NEWYORKER: Friendly Fire