The "seesaw" brought cycles of intensely cold winters and easterly winds, then switched abruptly to years of heavy spring and early summer rains, mild winters, and frequent Atlantic waves.

这个“跷跷板”带来了极度寒冷的周期性的严冬和东风，然后突然转换成多年的阴沉春季、过早降雨的夏季和温和的冬季，以及频繁的大西洋海浪。

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Years of heavy spring and early summer rains, mild winters, and frequent Atlantic storms, or to periods of droughts, light northeasterly winds, and summer heat waves.

多年的春季和初夏大雨，温和的冬季，频繁的大西洋风暴，或干旱时期，轻微的东北风，和夏季热浪。

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On top of that, weather conditions—high temperatures, calm winds—were just right for a classic summer pollution event in the East.

此外，高温、无风的气象条件非常给力，似乎有意要在美国东部成全一场经典的空气污染事件。

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Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed;

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But the winds also drive away the mosquitoes, and break through that solid wall of summer heat.

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As the 2012 London Summer Olympics winds down, it got me thinking about some of the great moments in history as it pertains to jewelry, gemstones and precious metals.

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In fact, this list basically winds up being in reverse time order, going back to the beginning of the summer.

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