Science could prolong the night, but only for a little, and those high hopes of neutralizing the earth's diurnal revolution had passed, together with hopes that were possibly higher.

科学能够延长夜晚，不过只能延长一点点，那些想要抵消地球的每日转动的太高的希望，已经同那些可能还要更高的希望一起逝去了。