The quiet world outside their rays receded far away and ceasedtobe.
那些光线之外的宁静的世界远远退去，不再存在了。
2
It was simple enough, in those old days, to define with approximate accuracy when a given statement ceasedtobe the truth and became a lie.
在过去，要近似准确地界定一个特定声明由真理变为谎言，是很简单的。
3
Under the stress of competition, steamer was added to steamer, loss piled on loss, while the income dwindled till it ceasedtobe worth while to print tickets.