冬天的气息渐渐笼罩了南京城的大街小巷，和冬天一起来的还有烤红薯的香味。小贩们把烤红薯炉支在街角，胖胖的红薯被一个个放进炉子，暖暖的炭火爬过红薯的身体，然后，浓烈的香味就把清冷的空气搅乱了。甜丝丝、香喷喷，红薯的香味诱惑着每一个过路的人。在有冷风和小雪的日子里，捧着烤红薯就像捧着一个温暖的小太阳。剥开皮，丝丝的热气把暖意直送进五脏六腑。

　　Along with the aroma of roast sweet potatoes, the scent of winter has gradually enveloped all streets and lanes in Nanjing. Peddlers put bulging sweet potatoes one after another into ovens set up in the street-corner. Warm charcoal-fire crawls over sweet potatoes, emitting strong aroma into chilly air. Sweet and aromatic potatoes tempt every pedestrian. In a day of cold wind and small snow, a roast sweet potato in hand resembles a warm tiny sun. When peeled off, the sweet potato sends warmth directly into the human body. 曹建新 译