You see, the fall leaves gently across, birds stand quietly in the branches, in the winter scenery to count time.

你看，凋零的落叶轻轻飘过，鸟儿安静地立在枝头，在冬的风景里细数流年。

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For instance, the birds who have no tree branches, or even plants, in which to make a nest have to compromise and to take shelter in rat holes, for which they must find some branches in winter time.

比如不能择枝而栖，甚至连在草丛安家也成奢望的飞禽，只能在鼠洞里屈就，而其宿费就是在寒冬时节必须衔枝而归，这种鸟鼠同穴的景象只有在世界屋脊才能随处可见。

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Until this study, very little was known about where puffins went during the winter as the birds spent the entire time at sea.

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