So I plaster on a smiling face and sit down to meaningless chatter, but not for long. Dark thoughts rush back to consciousness; I run upstairs to check the CD player for the third time.

所以，我强迫自己笑，坐下来与别人聊天，但是没过久，不好的念头又出现了，所以我赶紧跑到楼上去，又一次打开CD机，这已经是今晚的第三次了。

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As for the idea of dark energy, Alison describes it as a "sticking plaster" that masks the fact that we don't really know what it represents.

至于暗能量的想法，艾莉森将它称为“贴膏药”，以此来掩盖我们实际并不了解这究竟是什么的事实。

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It was very dark inside: I could see nothing except a flaring gas-jet that illuminated a patch of plaster wall, throwing everything else into deeper shadow.

里面很黑，什么也看不见，只有一盏煤气灯照亮了石灰墙上的一片地方，别的全隐没在更黑的阴影中。

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The room has white plaster walls with large ancient pieces of dark wood.

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There has been much talk of late about Gessler we Francuskim, too, run by TV chef Adam Gessler since 2011, where bare plaster walls give an urban edge to an otherwise grand, high-ceilinged setting, with dark wood wainscotting, crisp white linen tablecloths and brass light fittings.

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