This is what I see, I tell him silently. I see winter on the wane, slowly counting down to spring.

我默默地告诉它，这就是我看到的东西：我看到冬天渐渐过去，春天慢慢到来。

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It was this winter solstice, December 25th, that was a time of celebration and exchange of gifts as the hardness of winter began to wane and the days grew longer.

同时也是在冬至(12月25日)这个时候，人们会举行庆祝活动并且互相交换礼物，因为寒冬的艰辛已经开始减弱、白昼变得越来越长。

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