Dawn came, the sea calmed but the cold was as bitter as ever.

破晓时分，大海平静下来，但寒冷依然。

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He was icy cold. A wind which was chill like the breeze of dawn was rattling the leaves of the window, which had been left open on their hinges.

一阵和晨风一样冷的风把窗板吹得在开着的窗门臼里直转。

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Never, with my consent, shall that intercourse cease which has been the day-dawn of my existence, the sun which has shed warmth on the cold drear length of the anticipated prospect of life.

我从不认为我们之间的交往会永远终止，您与我的交往给我带来了生命的曙光，是洒在我冰凉而漫长的人生旅途上的期待的温暖阳光。

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The poem identifies also cold and passion with dawn the moment of awakening, which is also a moment of coming into reality from dream and sleep.

诗歌还将黎明的寒冷与激情,比作一种觉醒时刻,从睡梦和幻想回到现实的时刻。

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