英语达人帮忙了，有几个题不懂得意思！

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winter was coming .the night before Soapy___(put)three newspapers under his coat. but they__(fail)to keep out the cold as he___(sleep)on the bench he __(know)that the time___（come)to find a home fo the winterthree months of sure food and shelter and friends

请达人们帮我翻译一下意思，还有帮我解释下was coming 跟 have come 差别在哪里

这是欧亨利名作中的节选 (或许为了出成考题稍有改动), 给你个链接你看看全文翻译吧. 可以帮助你理解这段文字.
http://www.yifan.net/novels/foreign/heli/police.html
你有兴趣的话可以从网上把英文全文找出来看, 那样应该对你更有帮助.