时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2014年(一月)


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California Youth Get Taste of Winter at Museum 加州青少年堆雪人打雪仗


PASADENA — Snow is a part of winter in many parts of the United States, but it's a distant reality in temperate 1 areas of the country. In Pasadena, California, some  children in the sun-drenched state are getting hands-on exposure to the frozen 2 flakes 3, despite the warm weather.


It's a curious white substance, and it's cold. Many of these kids are having their first experience with snow, and a chance to make a snowman with their parents.


It's releasing her daughter's creativity, said Rong Liu. “She says, 'This is my first snowman. I'm excited.'”


As a child, Liu knew snow in her native China, but this is all new to her daughter, a Californian.


On each of five "snow days" at the Kidspace Children's Museum, there are stories related to snow, an ice fishing game, experiments with dry ice, and an explanation of  the science behind precipitation.


The snow arrives each day, just before the museum opens its doors.


Then come the families. Those who have been here before bring warm gloves and sweaters.


The museum's Julianne Sando said the kids can create make-believe worlds, the way kids do in northern climates.  


“They learn how to make a snowball, they maybe throw a snowball for the first time, they realize how slippery and cold snow is. So it's just a lot of exploration and  interaction with snow,” she said.


That's something California kids seldom experience, which is just fine with Michael Sullivan, a parent.


“It's fun to come and visit, and play in the snow, but to live in it and drive in it every day, like some people do, that's not what I'd like to do," he said.


He said a few days of snow are more than enough for California. 




adj.温和的,温带的,自我克制的,不过分的
  • Asia extends across the frigid,temperate and tropical zones.亚洲地跨寒、温、热三带。
  • Great Britain has a temperate climate.英国气候温和。
adj.冻结的,冰冻的
  • He was frozen to death on a snowing night.在一个风雪的晚上,他被冻死了。
  • The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.天寒地冻。
小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人
  • It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
  • It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。
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