In broad daylight the events of the night before seemed like a bad dream.

在大白天里，前一天夜里发生的事情就像噩梦般令人难以置信。

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It seemed like a bad dream.

真的好像一场噩梦。

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The trip on the streetcar had been like a bad dream.

这次乘电车简直就像做了个噩梦一般。

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Her life as a child was like a bad dream.

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His inability to say anything to this guy or ask him what he even wanted felt a little like a bad dream as well.

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Like a bad dream, their paltry 401(k) balances will disappear, to be replaced by the more generous pensions they would have racked up had they been in the traditional plan all along.

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Last week was like a bad dream.

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