He looked around as the glooming evening spread from shadow to shadow ; streetlights were flickering on at random , doorways and corners beginning to look threatening .
他四面看看,这时阴暗的黄昏从阴影蔓延到阴影;街灯胡乱地忽明忽暗,门口和街角开始看起来危险重重。
Growing up in staten island , new york , there wasn 't much night sky to see amidst the bright , orange-y glow of streetlights .