Swans on their autumnal migratory flight—the celestial flutter of wings, the silver arrow of a flock splitting the sky—evoke poetic melancholy. Shadows lengthen. Days shorten. Another year closes in.

在秋天的迁徙飞行中，天鹅们化身为长着翅膀的飞仙，似银箭一般刺破蓝天，此情此景不免会勾起诗意愁绪来：光阴渐长，时日变短，又是一年将来到。

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Swans on their autumnal migratory flight—the celestial flutter of wings, the silver arrow of a flock splitting the sky—evoke poetic melancholy. Shadows lengthen.

秋天，高高的苍穹下，迁徙的天鹅振翅飞翔，像银色的箭划破天空，勾起诗一般的惆怅。

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Out of the shadows came another man. As he passed, a silver coin fell to ground. It rolled beneath the thornbush.

从阴影中走出了另一个人，当他经过时，一个银钱掉落在地上，滚啊滚，竟滚到了荆棘树下面。

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Sylvie felt as if she were a part of the gray shadows and the silver leaves that moved in the evening breeze.

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This way, the walls not only provide a dramatic backdrop for the gold and silver items on show but also evoke the shadows of a crypt or the inner sanctum of some great cathedral.

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