日短夜长 meaning in English

days are short and nights long.; the days were short and the nights long.; the night gains on the day

In winter the days are short and the nights long .
冬季日短夜长。
When the short days of winter came dusk fell before we had well eaten our dinners .
到了日短夜长的冬天，晚饭还没吃完，夜暮就降落了。
Note that in southern hemisphere , it is winter when the sun is at summer solstice . when the sun is at the summer solstice , it rises at the northern most point and when it is at the winter solstice , it rises at the southern most point
在夏至日，太阳东升的位置，是全年最偏北的在冬至日时，则在全年最偏南之处升起，造成北半球夏天日长夜短冬天日短夜长的天文现象。