The moon's pale light cast soft shadows.

淡淡的月光投下柔和的暗影。

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I avoid direct light because it throws really harsh shadows across the food.

我尽量避免直射光，因为那样会在食物上投射出很刺眼的影子。

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A broad light source lessens shadows, reduces contrast, suppresses texture. A narrow light source does the opposite.

广泛的光源能够弱化阴影、降低对比、抑制纹理，较窄的光源则作用相反。

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The film was all shadows and light in the contemporary Hollywood style - in my book I have called it the beginning of Bombay Noir, a style of film-making that borrowed elements from abroad but had Indian flourishes like music and songs.

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That would enable physicists to see whether the number of high-energy positrons matches the theory's expectation and thus, appropriately, use shadows to cast light on the existence of dark matter.

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For baseball fans, especially Red Sox fans, I recommend A Day of Light and Shadows by Sinatra authority and lifelong Red Sox fan, Jonathan Schwartz.

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