For many American, 2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold spell.

对许多美国人来说，2013年以一段不同寻常的严寒期结束。

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For many Americans, 2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold spell.

对许多美国人来说，2013年以一段不同寻常的严寒期结束。

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We are going to have a cold spell, I hear.

听说寒流要来了。

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Thousands of sheep and new-born lambs have died in the recent cold spell, according to the National Farmers' Union (NFU).

BBC: Cold weather: Winners and losers from the long winter

The disruption affected supplies to Europe during a bitter cold spell, prompting fears of a continentwide energy crisis.

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The prolonged cold spell covering the UK could last until mid-April, forecasters say.

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