With winter coming, leaves of trees turn yellow and begin to fall.

随着冬天的到来，树叶变黄，开始飘落。

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Unlike the many winter greens that have tough leaves and thus require a lengthy cooking time, those of escarole need little or no cooking.

与许多冬天的绿色植物不同，它们的叶子很硬，因此需要很长时间来烹饪，莴苣菜几乎不需要烹饪。

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Rather than maintaining the now redundant leaves throughout the winter, the tree saves its precious resources and discards them.

这棵树并没有在整个冬天都保留现在多余的叶子，而是储存了宝贵的资源并抛弃了多余的树叶。

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Dr Hoch's team extended this idea, arguing that as a plant starts to disassemble its light-gathering apparatus in preparation for winter, its leaves become particularly sensitive to light damage.

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