A few flakes first, in the dull gray late-afternoon sky, and then wind-driven swirls and eddies around the edges of their wide front porch.

• 起先只是午后阴沉的天际飘下朵朵雪花，而后大风吹得雪花滚滚飞扬，盘旋在他们宽敞前廊的边际。