Opposite my window, the moon cuts, clear and round, through the plum-colored night. she cannot light the city; it is too bright.

正对着我的窗有澄净的，圆圆的月亮，穿过杏色的穹苍，她不会照耀城市；由于城市太亮。

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It's a Sunday like any other with the usual light traffic in the city.

和以往的星期天一样，今天城里车辆稀少。

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They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the self-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light.

它们改变了当地居民的愿望；它们将这座城市的自我形象推向了更大胆、更乐观的方向。

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When the sun goes down, crossing the line between the City of Light and the City of Darkness is eerie, almost post-apocalyptic: moving within minutes from the bright lights of Times Square to the narrow unlit streets of the Financial District with the looming outlines of skyscrapers towering overhead.

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Spectators carry burning torches back down the hill to bring light to the city.

UNESCO: Culture

Especially from the south, you drive around and you see these towers that kind of light the way into the city at times.

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