Even in summer this place did not look exactly hospitable: in winter, conditions must have been exceedingly harsh.

即使在夏天，这个地方看上去也并不太宜人：在冬天，条件一定非常恶劣。

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Depletion of livestock continues as abandoned animals die, and others are sold or slaughtered in anticipation of the harsh winter, or due to lack of fodder and shelter.

随着遗弃家畜的死亡，家畜继续大量减少，而且预计严冬来临或缺少饲料和棚屋，一些家畜被出售或屠宰。

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The sharp drop in oil prices in recent weeks may reduce this differential, but could easily be reversed by supply disruption or a harsh winter.

近期原油的大幅下跌也许能减少两者之间的差距，不过原油供应的中断或是严冬都很容易再度扩大这个差距。

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Swans, ducks and wildfowl that fled the harsh winter in their Arctic encounter freezing conditions at a reserve that straddles Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.

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Mr Jones had to march for 17 weeks from Auschwitz to Austria during a harsh winter in which he was forced to eat snow to survive.

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The cost has been driven up by a drop in production - attributed to the harsh winter and strained economy.

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