They had waited their whole lives for this moment, just as their medieval predecessors had longed for the end of the world, and just as my grandmother waited for the Oprah Winfrey Show to come on Channel 8 every day at 4 o'clock.
Tinham esperado a vida inteira  por este momento, tal como os seus predecessores medievais  haviam ansiado pelo fim do mundo, tal como a minha avó esperava pelo Show da Oprah Winfrey no Canal 8 todos os dias às 4 da tarde.