Half-light is that dull, grey, in-between light when day is slipping into night, or night is just beginning to lift — not bright, not black. You can still see shapes, but colours go quiet and faces go soft. It is the light of dusk, of a room with the curtains half drawn, of a street before the lamps really take over.

Half-light is that dull, grey, in-between light half-light 就是那種暗暗的、灰灰的、介於中間的光： when day is slipping into night白天正滑進黑夜， or night is just beginning to lift或黑夜剛開始退去的時候—— not bright, not black不亮，也不黑。 You can still see shapes你還看得見輪廓， but colours go quiet但顏色安靜了下來， and faces go soft臉也變得柔柔的。 It is the light of dusk它是黃昏的光、 of a room with the curtains half drawn窗簾半拉的房間的光、 of a street before the lamps really take over路燈還沒真正接手的街道的光。

Writers like the word because it feels still and a little secret; you will see it in stories more than on a weather report.

Writers作家 like the word喜歡這個字， because因為 it feels still and a little secret它給人安靜、還有一點祕密的感覺； you你 in stories more than on a weather report在故事裡看到它的機會，比在天氣預報裡多。

It is not a kind of lamp, and it is not a scientific name. It is simply light that is only half there. People also use it for any dim indoor glow that is not full daylight.

It is not a kind of lamp它不是一種燈， and it is not a scientific name也不是科學名詞。 It is simply它只是 light that is only half there只到了一半的光。 People also use it人們也拿它形容 for any dim indoor glow任何室內昏昏的光， that is not full daylight只要不是十足的白晝光。