The house seemed less threatening in the cold light of day.

【cold】第二天早晨脑子清醒时，这房子似乎就不那么吓人了。

The dreams disappeared in the cold light of day, but then the old questions came back.

梦想在白昼的寒光中消失了，但随后旧问题又回来了。

So you could say this was the best employer ever, but really, when one looks at it in the cold light of day, it doesn't really do anyone any good.

所以你可以说这是有史以来最好的雇主，但实际上，当人们在寒冷的日子里看待它时，它对任何人都没有任何好处。