The house that had looked so sinister at night seemed much less frightening in the cold light of day.这栋夜里看起来阴森凶险的房子在白天似乎并不那么可怕。

She forced me to look at myself in the cold light of day, and I didn't like what I saw.她迫使我冷静地审视自己，而我厌恶我的所见。