And this I did for seven long nights -- but I found the eye always closed;

VOA: special.2009.05.16

So for those of you who haven't read, Richard's father works nights and sleeps during the day, and during the day the children therefore have to be very quiet.

可能有人不清楚，理查的父亲日出而息，日落而作，因而小孩白天不敢出声。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I will leave aside, for the moment, what happens on Friday and Saturday nights.

咱们暂时不要考虑，星期五，星期六的夜晚。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It is one of the biggest nights for American television.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

He shelled the forts for six days and nights.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

That is because out of three days and two nights, the families will only see each other for a total of about 11 hours.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26