The chill might not presage another enduringly severe winter like that of 2009-10, but it has already brought a familiar crop of stories about traffic turmoil and closed schools.

这场严寒也许并不意味着2009年末至2010年初那场寒冬的重演，但是一幕幕令人倍感熟悉的事情倒是发生了：交通混乱，学校关门。

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The province has also recalled ships, suspended flight and ferry services and closed schools in preparation for Nesat, which is the 17th typhoon to hit China this year as well as the strongest.

海南省为应战纳沙的到来，已经召回所有渔船，暂停飞机和轮渡服务，学校停课。第17号台风纳沙也是今年登陆中国的最强台风。

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In February, the school system promised teachers and staff two months of retirement payments in case schools closed early, a deal that will cost the district $275,000 more.

今年2月，学校系统承诺，如果学校提前关闭，教师和工作人员将获得两个月的退休金，该协议将使学区多支出27.5万美元。

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So do their parents. This happens when there is so much snow that schools and even offices and stores are closed.

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The lowest performing schools would face changes such as replacing teachers and the principal or being closed.

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Nineteen-year-old Cimeau Cassandra is one of several students from Port-au-Prince whose schools are now closed and who have come to Mirebalais to register for classes.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

This week the government declared national mobilisation and closed schools and universities.

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In Midlothian six nurseries, 35 primary and six secondary schools closed and two special schools shut.

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More than 100 schools are closed in Shropshire, and 224 schools are closed in Lincolnshire, where it is also continuing to snow.

BBC: School snow closures reach 5,000