They were a subdued pointillistic chronicle of the day's dark news.

它们是流水账，详尽记录着当天发生的悲剧事件。

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But more often they were a subdued pointillistic chronicle of the day's dark news: …middle-aged man jumped off bridge where the body fell to the flower bed: died on the spot.

但更多的则是流水账，详尽记录着当天发生的悲剧事件：中年男子从大桥跳下摔倒花床上，当场死亡；

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Mel's news darted back inside her, like a moth into a dark corner.

像飞蛾扑进黑暗的角落一般，梅尔的消息憋回了她的心里。

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Amid all this dark news, there might be a silver lining.

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Dark Souls 2 news took the internet ( and my brain) by storm yesterday.

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But that system's failure casts a dark shadow on the news business that has not entirely lifted.

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