The darkness had disorientated him.

黑暗使他迷失了方向。

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By the time I checked into my hotel in Taiyuan, darkness had fallen.

当到达我太原的宾馆的时候，夜幕已至。

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Naturally in those three short days I should not have seen all I wanted to see. Only when darkness had again descended upon me should l realize how much I had left unseen.

当然我在短暂的三天时间里，不可能看尽要看的全部事物，只有当黑暗重新降临时，我才会发觉还有很多没来得及看。

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The sleeping men had no chance to escape the rushing water, the crashing trees and the darkness.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

He seemed a part of the darkness and silence of the forest, for no one had ever known him to smile or speak an unnecessary word.

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When Sampras eventually beat Patrick Rafter after four sets of high-quality tennis, the darkness had begun to fall.

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By the time that was all over, darkness had fallen over the city.

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Though darkness had fallen early, raging blazes in two walk-in fireplaces and dozens of flickering candles kept the damp at bay and softened the edges of the formal room.

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