By 1994, when I interviewed him for the first time, he said: "the reality may have faded."

直到1994年，当本文记者第一次采访到他时，他说：“现实情况非常渺茫。”

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The voice soaked in a cool, appears to see reality through the stars change, faded away the wave of emotions for life rise and fall, everything in universe seem to make dull.

声音里浸透了一种冷漠，似已看破星移斗换的红尘，淘尽了生命兴起和衰落浪潮的情感，宇宙间的一切只能使它无动于衷。

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Historian Bernard Wishy has noted that as paternal rule in the New England household faded in reality, it flourished a good while longer in story and myth.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Minders of Make-Believe'

The reality has faded a bit, but it will come back, in time.

BBC: Is Armstrong's dream still alive?

That reminds me of a reality that seems to have faded into the ether.

CNN: Media, stop trying to crown Hillary Clinton