大家说英语 第500期:下雪天

Imagine getting up and seeing snow everywhere.

想象一下，一起床就看到到处都是雪。

What would you do first?

你会先做什么？

There are a lot of fun things you can do in the snow.

下雪天有很多有意思的事情可以做。

You can build a snowman or make a snow angel¹.

你可以堆雪人，或者做一个雪天使。

You can also throw snowballs, but don't throw too hard. Snowballs can hurt!

你也可以打雪仗，但是不要扔太硬的。雪球会砸伤人的！

Other winter activities are fun, too.

其它的运动也很有意思。

You can go skiing², skating or ride a sled down a big hill.

你可以滑雪，滑冰，或者从一座高山上坐雪橇下来。

Snow is beautiful and makes everything look new and bright.

雪很美，可以使一切看起来新鲜明亮。

But snow isn't always fun.

不过雪并非总是很有意思的。

In snowy countries, people usually wake up early to shovel³ snow.

在下雪的国家，人们通常要起得很早来铲雪。

When the snow is wet, it can be very heavy. Shoveling is a lot of work!

如果雪是湿的，那它就会很重。铲雪是一项很费力气的工作！

Traveling in the snow can also be difficult.

在雪地里前行也很困难。

Snow and ice make roads dangerous.

冰雪使道路很危险。

Workers have to put salt on roads.

工人们不得不在路上撒盐。

The salt melts⁴ the snow, so the roads are safe.

盐使雪融化，这样道路就安全了。

Snowstorms⁵ can cause problems, too.

暴风雪也会引发问题。

Storms bring strong winds and cold weather.

暴风雪会带来强风和寒冷的天气。

They can bring lots of snow, too -- sometimes more than a foot of snow!

也会带来大量的积雪--有时候会超过一英尺！

At times, houses don't have water or electricity⁶.

有时，家里会停水停电。

During storms, it is too dangerous to go to work or school.

在暴风雪期间，去上班或上学太危险了。

Roads, businesses and schools are closed.

道路、商家和学校都关闭了。

Then students can enjoy a snow day!

于是学生就可以享受一整天的下雪日了！

1 angel   

n.天使，守护神，可爱的人

参考例句：

• The angel of death's in the house!死神在屋里呢！
• I can say without exaggeration that she is an angel.我可以毫不夸张地说她是个天使。

2 skiing   

n.滑雪运动

参考例句：

• I'm a complete novice at skiing. 滑雪我完全是个新手。
• to go skiing 去滑雪

3 shovel   

n.铁锨，铲子，一铲之量；v.铲，铲出

参考例句：

• He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
• He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。

4 melts   

（使）融[溶，熔]化( melt的第三人称单数 )； 溶解； （使）消散，消失； （使）软化，变得温柔

参考例句：

• The morning fog usually melts away as the sun rises. 晨雾通常在太阳升起时消失。
• It is difficult to tell where the blue melts into the green. 很难说蓝色是在什么地方变成绿色了。

5 snowstorms   

n.暴风雪，雪崩( snowstorm的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• However, they can avoid becoming victims of winter snowstorms. 但是，他们有能力避免成为冬季暴风雪的牺牲品。 来自互联网
• Snowstorms played hell with the flow of city traffic. 暴风雪严重地影响了市内交通。 来自互联网

6 electricity   

n.电；电学

参考例句：

• This room is lighted by electricity.这个房间用电照明。
• We use electricity to run machines.我们使用电力来运行机器。