北半球的冬天悄然离去，有人欢喜有人愁。在2011年春天即将来临之际，让我们再次走进北半球飘雪的冬天！

With one month of the season left before the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, take a look at the cold, snowy days of the last couple months.

北半球的春季剩一个月就到来了，在春天的第一天来到之前，让我们再看一眼过去几个月里寒冷下雪的冬季。

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A mountain cow sticks her head out of the stables door on Febuary 10, 2011 during snowfall at the open air museum of Skansen in central Stockholm.

2011年2月10号大学纷飞，在斯德哥尔摩市中心的斯康森露天博物馆，一头山地牛从厩里探出了头。 2

A man walks through blowing snow with his dogs along a beach following a snow storm on December 27, 2010 in Westport, Connecticut. Much of the northeast of the United States was experiencing a major winter storm with blizzard conditions and over a foot of snow expected from Washington, D.C. to New York City.

一名男子牵着他的狗在下雪的海滩上行走，接下来2010年12月27号在康涅狄格州的西港市遭遇了雪灾。在美国西北部的大部分地区正经受着冬季暴风雪的恶劣条件，从华盛顿到纽约州，大学覆盖厚度超过一英尺。

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Houses reflect in the Spree river which flows past Berlin's Friedrichshain district on December 6, 2010. After a week of snow and sub zero temperatures in the German capital the milder weather saw the snow start to melt away.

2010年12月6日，建筑倒影在施普雷河，河水流过柏林的弗里德里希海因区。经历一个礼拜降雪和零下温度后，首都柏林气温转暖，冰雪渐融。

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The swollen river Mosel and the flooded promenade are pictured at sunset on January 9, 2011 in Zell an der Mosel, Germany. Rising temperatures after weeks of snow and ice caused floods in many regions.

2011年2月9号在德国摩塞尔市日落之时，拍下了涨水的摩塞尔河和被淹没的长廊。经历了几个礼拜冰天雪地后，气温升高，冰雪融化，给很多地方造成了洪灾。

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The winter sun begins to rise over mist and fog that has formed over fields on the Somerset Levels on November 15, 2010 in Glastonbury, England. After being battered by strong winds and heavy rain, parts of the UK were enjoying cold, fine winter weather.

2010年11月15日，英格兰格拉斯顿伯里被大雾笼罩，此时冬日的太阳从大雾里开始缓缓升起。经过了大风和强降雨之后，英国部分地区迎来了冬天寒冷但晴朗的天气。

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Hannah Philpott, of Citrus Heights, tubes down a hill while playing in the snow near Cisco Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Storms sweeping through the Sierra Nevada created hazardous driving conditions for motorists.

2010年11月23号星期二，来自Citrus Heights的汉娜菲尔波特在加利福利亚州的Cisco丛林中滑雪。大学席卷了整个内达华山脉，给驾车一族造成了严重的困扰。

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A man stands on the platform as a NJ Transit train arrives in Hawthorne, N.J. Friday, Jan. 21, 2011.

2011年1月21日星期五，一名男子站在火车站月台上，这辆列车正经由新泽西州开往霍桑。

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Ian Stuttard takes a dip in the freezing waters of the Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park on November 30, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. Freezing weather conditions and snow that created chaos in Scotland and Northern England were moving South to the capital.

2010年11月30号，Ian Stuttard在英国伦敦海德公园的蛇形胡冰冷的湖水里游泳。由于酷寒的天气和大雪，苏格兰和北英格兰的难民不得不往南部首都地区迁移。

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Officers from Lancashire Police Force brave the snow to form a guard of honour for Soldiers of The 1st Battalion Duke of Lancaster's Regiment who marched through the streets of Blackburn following a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan on December 1, 2010 in Blackburn, England. The 120 soldiers exercised their right to the freedom of the city by taking part in a thanksgiving service at Blackburn Cathedral and parading through the streets.

2010年12月1号英格兰，来自兰开夏郡警察队队员冒着大雪，组成了杜克营光荣的第1营兰开斯特团在布莱克本的街道游行后，接下来是在阿富汗的为期六个月的维和之旅。120名士兵参加了感恩布莱克本教堂活动，游行市街，以行使他们解放城市自由的权利。

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The sun sets behind the Houses of Parliament viewed from the south bank of the river Thames on December 5, 2010 in London, England.

2010年12月5号英国伦敦，从泰晤士河南岸观看议会大厦背后的日落。

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The sun set over the village of Salsburgh on December 8, 2010 in Salsburgh, Scotland.

2010年12月8号，苏格兰Salsburgh村庄的日落。

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Icicles hang from a plant as a farmer uses water in an effort to keep it from being damaged by freezing temperatures on December 15, 2010 in Homestead, Florida. South Florida was enduring a weather system that pushed the temperature into the 30s Fahrenheit.

2010年12月15号，在佛罗里达的Homestead庄园，一条条小冰条悬挂在叶子上，就像农民要用冰块的低温来保护叶子使其免受伤害。南佛罗里达长期天气系统迫使其最低温度达到30华氏温度。

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Freshly fallen snow covers the beach on December 20, 2010 in Weston-Super-Mare, England. Heavy snow was bringing disruption to many parts of the UK including the South West where the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning. Travellers continue to suffer through delays and cancelations of flights at many airports due to the effects of the weather conditions.

2010年12月20号，刚下的大雪覆盖了英格兰滨海韦斯顿的海滩。大雪隔断了英国许多的地区，英国气象局甚至发布了东南部气象灾害警报。恶劣的天气导致游客不得不继续推迟或取消航班。

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Frost clings to the statue of Lord Alfred Tennyson as freezing fog surrounds the tower of Lincoln Cathedral as plummeting temperatures continued to grip the UK on December 20, 2010 in Lincoln, United Kingdom.

2010年12月20号，下降的气温持续袭击伦敦，Alfred Tennyson教主的雕像布满了霜，大雾笼罩着林肯大教堂。

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A total lunar eclipse occurs as the full moon is shadowed by the Earth on the arrival of the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, on December 21, 2010 in Truckee, California. The lunar eclipse had not coincided with the Winter Solstice since 1638.

当地球完全遮住了月亮的时候，就发生了月全食。2010年12月21号冬至，一年中一天最短的时候，在加利福利亚州的特拉基看到的月全食。这种发生在冬至的月全食上一次是在1638年。

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New Yorkers make their way to work on January 12, 2011, the morning after a major winter storm hit the city that prompted Mayor Michael Bloomberg to issue a Weather Emergency Declaration on Tuesday that will help the city clean up an expected "significant snowfall."

2011年1月12号，纽约人像往常一样去上班。在经历了一场风雪袭击后，市长迈克布隆格发布了一项气象紧急声明会帮助市民清除积雪。

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Bathers enjoy naturally warmed spa water as they relax in the rooftop pool of the Thermae Bath Spa, Britain's only natural thermal spa on December 21, 2010 in Bath, England.

2010年12月21号，在不列颠唯一的天然温泉水疗—屋顶露天的巴斯温泉浴场，泳客们在享受天然的温泉水浴。

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A woman walks through the snow in the early morning hours in Manhattan's East Village December 27, 2010 in New York City. A winter storm was pounding the East Coast of the United States and was expected to deliver a foot of snow for New York City and New England while snarling post-Christmas travel.

2010年12月27号，一名女士清晨在曼哈顿西村雪地上走过。大雪袭击了整个美国西海岸，预计纽约的积雪能达到一英尺，同时影响着人们圣诞节后的出行。

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A surfer braves the cold to take advantage of the Cornish winter waves on January 20, 2011 in Polzeath, England. Improved wetsuit materials and technology meant that surfing had become a year-round sport for places like Cornwall, with many dedicated surfers able to take advantage of the better waves and less crowded breaks the winter offers. Although most people assume surfing in the UK began in the 1960s, it was in fact already starting to become a popular summer activity on British beaches by the end of the First World War. Surfing, which is one of the fastest growing sports in Britain, is now a multi-million pound industry and employs 1000s of people in the UK alone.

2011年1月20号，在英格兰珀尔泽斯，冲浪者冒着严寒在尽情享受科纳什冬季海浪。不断改善的潜水衣和提高的技术使冲浪爱好者像在康沃尔样一年四季都可以享受冲浪运动而不像往常一样拥挤。冲浪运动流行于英国20世纪60年代，但早在一战末期在英国海滩由于作为一项夏季运动为人们广泛接受。在现在仅在英国，已发展成为百万英镑和拥有上千雇员的产业。

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General outside view of the Alpeniglu hotel at Hochbrixen is taken during dusk on January 23, 2011 in Brixen im Thale, Austria. The hotel is built completely of snow and ice, consisting of bar, restaurant, wedding chapel and sleeping accomodations.

2011年2月23号在奥利地的Brixen im Thale，可俯瞰在Hochbrixen的Alpeniglu酒店的外观全景。Alpeniglu酒店完全由冰块铸成，里面有酒吧，饭馆，结婚教堂，和住宿设施等。

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A child is pulled down a sidewalk on a sled on January 27, 2011 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. New York City, still reeling after the Christmas blizzard, closed public schools and limited public transportation following another heavy snowstorm. As of 2:00 am EST, Central Park had received a total for January of 32.3 inches which breaks an 86-year-old record for the month.

2011年1月27号，在纽约城，一个小孩在雪橇上面被拖着走。圣诞节后的新一轮的暴雪使纽约公立学校不得不关门，交通设施也受到限制。截止到美国东部时间凌晨02:00，中央公园的积雪累积到32.3英尺，打破了86年来的月纪录。

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Citizens walk on a snow-covered street on January 28, 2011 in Jinan, Shandong province of China. The serious drought of Shandong province may be eased by the first snowfall on Jinan. The drought was the worst in six decades; little rain had fallen in the province since September, with only 12 millimeters since September 23, about 15 percent of the normal level.

2011年2月28号在中国山东济南，市民走在满是积雪的街道上。济南的第一场雪缓解了山东干旱，这场干旱是60年来最严重的一次。自9月份，山东就严重少雨，23号以来只有21毫米降雨，仅为正常水平的15%。

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University of Iowa student Zach Smothers' glasses fog up while he walks thorugh the snow and bone-chilling wind February 1, 2011 in Iowa City, United States. The National Weather Service had warned that the coming winter storm would produce blizzard-like conditions, including the possibility of 12-inches of snow in southeast Iowa and more throughout the Plains and Midwest states.

2011年1月1号在美国爱荷华州，爱荷华大学的学生Zach Smothers的眼镜被蒙上了厚厚的一层雾气。国家气象居已经警告说正在到来的冬天将会可能有雪暴的天气，在爱荷华东南部可能会有12英尺的降雪，甚至包括整个整个平原地区和州中西部。

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Snow falls on the Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park on February 1, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago was under a blizzard warning as forecasters predicted up to 20 inches of snow will fall on the city coupled with wind gusts of up to 60 mph.

2011年1月1号在芝加哥市伊利诺伊州，大学纷飞，雪花飘在千禧公园里的云门雕塑上。气象预报芝加哥将面临雪灾，积雪将达到20英尺，伴随将超过60英里的的狂风。

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