In the early dawn, the guard towers were silhouetted against the sky.

黎明时，天空映出了瞭望塔的轮廓。

youdao

They don't meet in the daytime; they meet either early before light, at dawn, or after dark, at night.

他们不在白天见面；他们要么在黎明前相遇，要么在黄昏后相遇。

youdao

They met Dally in that strange and solemn interval, the twilight of the morning, in the violet or pink dawn; for it was necessary to rise early, so very early, here.

他们每天都在那个新奇庄严的时刻里见面，也就是在朦胧的晨光里、在紫色的或粉红色的黎明里见面；因为在这儿必须早起，要起得非常早。

youdao

First,they don't meet in the daytime; they meet either early before light,at dawn, or after dark,at night.

首先，他们不在白天聚会;,要么在天亮前的黎明，要么在天黑后的夜晚。

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