【话匣子英语】加拿大冬天的寒冷

加拿大的冬天到底有多冷，哈皮和毛拉在讨论的过程里就觉得很冷，这还了得....

Harp¹: We’re gonna break it down into escaping the winter.

Maura: And then we’re gonna talk about hibernation², which means staying inside during the winter.

Harp: And then we’re going to talk about enjoying the winter.

Maura: Yes, which is also important. So first we should clarify³ what a Canadian winter is like.

Harp: Yes, because surviving winter in Canada is tough business.

Maura: Right. Many countries have winter, but the temperature doesn’t get quite as cold as it does here. Now depending where you are in Canada, the temperature is a bit different, but in winter, the temperature is almost always below zero.

Harp: Yes, and usually quite a bit below. Minus 10, minus 15, but many times it goes to minus 20 or minus 25.

Maura: Oh, minus 20. It makes me feel cold just talking about it. But you’re right. It’s always below zero and often much below zero.

Harp: Yes, I remember one time in Edmonton, for a full week, it was about minus 40.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 hibernation   

n.冬眠

参考例句：

• Bears wake up in the spring after a winter of hibernation.熊经过一个冬天的冬眠后在春季苏醒。
• The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节。

3 clarify   

v.澄清，阐明，使变得清晰；净化

参考例句：

• I am happy to clarify any points that are still unclear.我愿意说明任何仍然不清楚的地方。
• Can you clarify this long sentence?你能把这个长句子解释清楚吗？