黑咕隆咚

wū li lā le chuāng lián hēi gu lōng dōng de

屋里拉了窗帘，黑咕隆咚的。

The room is pitch-dark with the window curtains drawn.

tiān hái hēi gu lōng dōng de tā jiù qǐ lai le

天还黑咕隆咚的，他就起来了。

He got up when it was still pitch-dark.

hēi gu lōng dōng de shuí huì qù lín cūn kàn diàn yǐng

黑咕隆咚的，谁会去邻村看电影？

It's pitch-dark. Who'll go and watch a movie in the neighboring village?

tiān hēi gu lōng dōng de tā bù xiǎng qǐ chuáng

天黑咕隆咚的，他不想起床。

It was still pitch dark outside so he didn't want to get up.

tā yī dòng bù dòng de tǎng zhe liǎng yǎn dīng zhe hēi gu lōng dōng de yè kōng

他一动不动地躺着，两眼盯着黑咕隆咚的夜空。

He lay still, and stared up into the dark.

zhè tiān wǎn shang hēi gu lōng dōng de xīng xing hé yuè liang dōu bèi huī méng méng de yǔ yún gài zhù le

这天晚上黑咕隆咚的，星星和月亮都被灰蒙蒙的雨云盖住了。

The evening was pitch-dark. Stars and the moon were quenched in gray rain-clouds.