Alan Parker directed this film (from the novel "Birdy" by William Whorton, who also wrote the source novel for "A Midnight Clear") with a flashback narrative which works beautifully.

帕克运用倒叙的叙事手法漂亮地导演了《鸟人》。 这部电影是根据威廉·沃顿的同名小说《鸟人》改编的，电影《战火赤子心》亦为威廉·沃顿所著。

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The main road is not clear until midnight.

这条交通干道直到半夜才畅通无阻。

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By midnight of election day, it was clear that Lincoln had won.

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Forecasters expect the snowfalls to clear by midnight on Monday, but ice could cause further problems on roads with temperatures expected to drop to -3C.

BBC: Snow closes roads and schools in Cornwall

None of the large cranes at the site was used to move heavy steel beams after midnight, but it was not immediately clear whether the windy weather prompted authorities to suspend crane operations.

CNN: Recovery: Airlines to reinforce cockpit doors