WHEN companies want to emphasise a turnaround in their prospects they paint the past in a dark light so that the future can only appear brighter.

当公司想强调经营有望好转时，就将过去描述成一片黑暗，这样未来就不管怎样都是更加光明的。

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Her hair floats like a banner in the breeze and in the early morning light she seems to glow against a background of dark trees.

她的头发像在微风中的旗帜一样飘动，在清晨的晨光中，她似乎在黑暗树木的映衬下闪闪发光。

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If the venue of your presentation is not adequately light-proof, select a dark-colored background and use any light color for text.

如果演示的地点不具备足够的防光性，请选择深色背景，并为文本使用任何浅色。

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In "Family of Man," a dark-haired, light-eyed woman with a bright blue head covering looks intensely at something hidden from view.

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They are in a dark room. But a General Electric light on a nearby table coverds them with a soft warm glow.

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Max Arthur Cohn's painting "Coal Tower" shows the dark form of a coal tower against a light sky.

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He put a barrel of water in a dark room, a light at the top of it, and punched a hole in the barrel's side.

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One wore a dark baseball cap, a light collarless shirt and a dark-colored jacket.

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Video from the theater shows a man they say is Holmes -- wearing dark pants, a light-colored shirt and a dark stocking cap covering his orange hair -- entering the multiplex before the movie begins.

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