His face had gone black with rage, but he saw that they believed their words, and he was startled.

他气得脸色发黑，但他看到他们说的是实话，吃了一惊。

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Asleep like that, unguarded, her head leaning heavily to one side, she looked old and tired, but at least the worry that usually haunted her face was gone, and, as I stood watching her, it struck me that she was dreaming.

NEWYORKER: The Cold Outside

At dawn, he could see that but for the roadside oaks everything was gone, burned off the face of the earth as if by a powerful beam of light, the house standing naked and singed in a field of white ash.

NEWYORKER: Idols