It had been a hard winter.

那年冬天特别冷。

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After a hard winter freeze, however, Dow Spout becomes a slick, crystalline "icefall".

在一个严寒的冰冻过后，道琼斯壶嘴成为了一个光滑的结冰的冰冻瀑布。

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This is the time of year when blasts of Arctic air start sweeping across Mongolia's steppe, ushering in the long, hard winter.

每年这时，北冰洋的刺骨寒风开始席卷蒙古大草原，迎接着漫长而寒冷的冬季。

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The fishermen, the laborers, the craftsmen who made camp at Valley Forge -- they weathered a hard winter.

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Even by harsh Alaska standards, this was a hard winter, as a storm track shifted north and stayed.

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Experts said populations in Northumberland had been boosted by the long, hard winter.

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