Which is the shortest day of the year?

一年中哪一天最短？

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Work always piles up at the end of the year.

年底总是积压一大堆工作。

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The report is expected by the end of the year.

这份报告预期年底前出台。

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He said the darkening of the Martian surface during some times of the year was caused by the growth of plants.

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where i'm working, you know, twelve hours a day for a couple a months of the year.

一年里好几个月我都是每天工作1２个小时。

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The Evening Star is the, roughly speaking, first heavenly body that's visible in the sky as it gets dark, at least at certain times of the year.

粗略说来,昏星就是,天黑时第一个能看见的天体,至少在一年的某个时间段是这样

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Surprised Mumford and Sons took home the album of the year prize for Babel.

BBC: Grammy success for Fun, Gotye and Mumford and Sons

More than half think the Fed will hike rates in the latter half of the year.

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During the rest of the year, Oahu enjoys the most notorious surf in the world.

BBC: Top surf spots in Oahu