Even with snow on the ground, the high bushy understory is exposed; also snow and wind bring down leafy branches of cedar, hemlock, red alder, and other arboreal fodder.

即使地上有雪，高而浓密的下层植被也显露出来；雪和风也会吹落雪松、铁杉、红桤木多叶的树枝和其他的树木草料。

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Snow falls as hexagonal crystals, but once on the ground, snow is soon transformed into a compacted mass of smaller, rounded grains.

雪以六角形晶体的形式落下，但一旦落到地面，雪很快就会变成一团更小、更圆的颗粒。

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They divide snow into four main categories, such as snow lying on the ground, snow floating in the sky, snow piling up, and snow piles.

他们把雪分为四大类，如地上的雪、飘在空中的雪、积雪和雪堆。

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Bob Doughty and Faith Lapidus tell about some of the winning American athletes on and off the ice and snow.

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Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells - Shattering and avalanching on the snow crust-- Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen.

阳光的温暖接着使那水晶的硬壳,从树枝上崩落，一齐倾泻在雪地上-,这么一大堆碎玻璃尽够你打扫,你还以为是天顶的华盖塌了下来。

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Can't complain when the whole North East on the other side of the country is getting piled with snow.

当美国东北区白雪皑皑时，在这儿我们也不会抱怨寒冷。

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Police have also organised a free recovery service for motorists who abandoned their cars on the A3 on Tuesday night, after snow ploughs pushed snow on to cars and iced up doors and locks.

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On Tuesday morning, Strathclyde Police reported that the snow and ice on some roads was breaking the blades on snow ploughs.

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The Flood Protection Association said compacted snow and ice would melt more slowly than snow on the ground.

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