Complimenting someone on their garment is also a great way to break the ice.

赞美别人的衣服也是打破沉默的好办法。

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I'll give a prize to the best idea. Talking of good ideas, here's one to break the ice at a wedding reception.

我将奖励最佳主意。说起好主意，这里就有一个，能活跃婚礼气氛。

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As waves break up ice the seas will become more open, and the waves will get even stronger.

随着海浪打破冰层，海洋将变得更加开阔，海浪将变得更加强劲。

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Freeze dates are defined as the observed period when a lake or river was completely ice-covered, and break-up dates as the last ice break-up seen before the summer open-water phase.

BBC: Ice records reveal warming trend

Temperatures in the Arctic are now even higher than they were then, and a period of renewed ice shelf break-up has ensued since 2002.

BBC: Major ice-shelf loss for Canada

Seasonal rains arrive late or fail altogether, sea ice platforms break-up earlier than in previous springs, king tides flood villages and contaminate food gardens with saltwater.

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