The huge trees were profiled against the night sky.

在夜空的映衬下显出大树的轮廓。

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Not so in winter, yet the bare trees against the backdrop of a cloudless blue sky, punctuated by vultures riding the thermals, provided a stark beauty all of its own.

而冬天的景致则全然不同，光秃的树木、蔚蓝的长空以及几只乘着气流翱翔的秃鹫共同组成了一幅独具特色的苍凉画卷。

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The pine trees were black against the morning sky.

早晨天空的映照下，那些松树呈黑色。

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Palm trees rose against the sky from inside the compound.

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In the palm groves below the village of Tamalokt is a cistern, a place of utter peace, where scarlet dragonflies skid above the water and the tops of olive trees sway against cerulean sky.

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The trees, however, were bare, creating dark, bleak silhouettes against an anaemic winter sky.

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