Most of Mongolia is suffering from a dzud, a phenomenon of a severely cold winter following a summer drought.

蒙古大部分地区正在经历着严寒(dzud)，这是指夏天非常干旱，随之而来的冬天却极其寒冷的一种现象。

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Nomadic herdsmen must often cope with the country's extreme climate, including the dzud, a harsh winter that follows a dry summer.

牧人经常会遇到极端的气候，包括dzud(暴风雪)，在干燥的夏天后随之而来的是冷冽的寒冬。

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Ochkhuu helped Norvoo's father, Jaya, cut hay for eight hours, and by Sunday night they had moved enough hay to the barn to keep his animals alive through the winter, even a dzud.

奥奇古花了八个小时帮诺乌的爸爸伽雅收割干草，到周日晚上，他们已经往谷仓里搬运了足够的干草，这样即便是暴风雪过来，动物们也能有得吃。

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