The squeal of the air raid sirens in the Iraqi capital preceded the ringing explosions, cutting through an eerie silence that enveloped the city as night fell.

在伊首都响起凄厉的空袭警报后，爆炸声开始响彻四方，打破了夜幕下笼罩城市的令人不安的寂静。

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And if you but listen in the stillness of the night you shall hear them saying in silence.

倘若你们在夜的寂静中倾听，你们就会听到它们在沉默中说。

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Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves — 'Vain is this seeking! Unbroken perfection is over all!'

只在严静的夜里，众星微笑着互相低语说——“寻找是无用的，无缺的完美正笼盖着一切！”

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And now at the dead hour of the night, in the horrible silence of that old house, so strange a noise as this excited me to uncontrollable terror.

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