However, during their first winter there, severe coldness and diseases swallowed over half of the lives.

不过第一年冬天的严寒和疾病夺去了大半人的生命。

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During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

在第一个冬天，半数以上的都死于饥饿和传染病，活下来的人们在第一个春季开始播种。

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During their first New York winter in 1994, the Lee brothers suffered from serious twinges of homesickness.

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