The daffodils which challenge so proudly and splendidly the boisterous March winds are soon shriveled and defeated, limply wrinkling to remind us of the inevitable ravages of time.

曾经那么骄傲而辉煌地迎战三月狂暴寒风的水仙，不久就会凋零衰败，无力而皱巴巴地提醒我们由时间造成的不可避免的损害和创伤。

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"The winds are stronger and change direction all the time, spreading the fire even further, " said a fire brigade spokesman, Giannis Kapakis.

消防队发言人加尼斯.卡帕克思声称“风力愈加猛烈，风向变幻莫测，致使大火不断蔓延。”

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Some people associate winter with the time of grey gloomy clouds and sharp winds, melancholic snowfalls, endless nights, and transient days.

有些人将冬天与灰暗阴霾的云、刺骨寒风、忧郁的降雪及转瞬即逝的白日联系在一起。

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Winds,water and time had reduced Poplar Island to only a few pieces of land.

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The interesting thing is that through time, as political winds change, these taxes have changed and they've gone up to some very high levels in the past in the United States and other countries.

有趣的是在不同时期,如果政策方向有所转变,税率也会改变,在过去的美国和其他国家,税率曾经相当高

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However, experts say the pollution could have been caused by oil which had leaked from the wreck some time ago and was blown back to land by strong winds.

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The time when we all doubt it, with winter winds and icy streets and nude branches entrapping us in a snow globe.

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"We get fire once in a while, but most of the time it's really quiet and we get the occasional Santa Ana winds come rushing down those canyons at about 60, 70 miles an hour, but it's so peaceful around here, it's very nice and it's worth it, definitely worth it, " says Mr Koch.

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