Through the thick falling snow, the trees, houses, and fences looked like ghost shapes that had floated down out of the sky during the night.

隔着密集的落雪，树木、房屋还有栅栏仿佛是昨夜从天空中飘降的幽灵。

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The shapes faded (away) into the night.

这些形象在夜色中渐渐消失。

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In fact, it is educational because Orion is up there in the night sky with all the other bright stars whose shapes and patterns tell something more than a myth.

实际上，这是有教育意义的，因为猎户星座与其它明亮的星星高挂夜空，它们的形态和图案诉说的不仅仅是一个神话。

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Was he able to make out vague shapes, or at least perceive, on some level, the difference between night and day?

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