It was winter and there was a huge fire roaring in the hearth.

时值冬天，壁炉里的炉火在熊熊燃烧。

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If I focus the rays of sun with a burning glass, even in the coldest days of winter, I can kindle a fire with ease.

如果我用取火镜聚集太阳光，即使在最寒冷的冬天，我也可以轻松燃起火来。

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With less winter snow on mountains as average temperatures rise, woods in many regions are drying out and becoming ever more vulnerable to fire.

随着冬季平均气温的升高，高山上的雪越来越少，许多地方的林木都几近干枯，越来越容易烧起来。

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Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise said Wednesday in their first 2013 summer outlook that a dry winter and expected warming trend mean the potential for significant fire activity will be above normal on the West Coast, in the Southwest and portions of Idaho and Montana.

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For their big mid-winter party, they broke out that tender free-range lamb smoked over a dung fire to mark the halfway point in a long far northern winter.

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In the warmer months, take a seat on the wide jasmine-scented veranda, while in winter it is divine to cosy up inside by the open fire.

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