出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第197页（242字）
比喻漫长的黑暗统治，例沦陷区在敌人统治下民不聊生，长夜难明，百姓们都渴望能早日重见光明。
In the enemy occupied areas，the people lived under oppressive rule and in dire poverty．Hopelessness prevailed and the people longed for liberation．