Beyond the light of the fire everything was swallowed up in the blackness of darkness.

除火光之外，一切都被黑暗吞没了。

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While talking in the darkness, Pinocchio thought he saw a faint light in the distance.

当他们在黑暗中说话的时候，皮诺乔好像看见远处有微弱的灯光。

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MAN is TWO men; one is awake in darkness, the other is asleep in light.

人分为两个人；一个黑暗中两眼圆睁，一个光明中昏昏欲睡。

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There was no moon, and the stars were high and faint, but the rails shone clear and far, as if they were gathering, out of the poverty of darkness, the light that had been scattered in the gloom.

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At the joint press conference, televised live from the prime minister's residence, where the forthcoming interim government was announced, the proceedings were conducted in darkness until the rebels rigged up some light bulbs.

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In these times of financial uncertainty, this helps provide some much needed light in the darkness allowing the community to have something positive to focus on.

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