1. If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling,
    即使你走运弄到一个卧铺，夜间有一半时间你会盯着车顶那盏小蓝灯而睡不着觉；

2. I pick them up, take them into the kitchen, where the light is better, and study them -- they are filtered, for which I am grateful.
    我拿起香烟，走到厨房里去仔细察看，那里的光线好一点——谢天谢地，那是有过滤嘴的。

3. I remember driving one night with my friend in her parents' automobile. We stopped at a red light at Carlton and Tulane where a black man was crossing the street in front of us.
    现在我走进了我家附近的一家加油站。一个黑人已经在排队等侯。他突然跳起来并转过身，在看见我以后才放松下来，对我说我吓着他了，因为这一带常出事。

4. In that thought is drama, is there not?” As he spoke, Albert closed the door behind him. Then he switched on the light.
    这种想法够戏剧化吧，是不是？"艾伯特一边说，一边随手关上门。然后他打开了灯。

5. I reach for the light switch, and as it silently lights the scene, I return to the bed to observe the patient with an unemotional, medical eye.
    我伸手去开灯。灯静静地照亮了整个病房，我走回病床边，用无动于衷的、医生的目光观察着病人。

6. In addition, many new houses have relatively light roofs and strong walls.
    此外，许多新型房屋都有较轻的屋顶和坚实的墙壁。

7. From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light.
    据此，船长可以将所有的那些已经搞清的材料拼凑起来。

8. Frequently the reaction it causes is only a skin rash or a light fever.
    通常只是皮疹、低烧。