She sawher husbandwas standing in the sun at the gate and watching the ice melting.

她看见她的丈夫站在门口的太阳底下，看着冰融化。 。

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She wanted to know why he didn't come back and went out to have a look. She saw he was standing in the sun at the gate and watching the ice melting.

她想知道他为什么没回来，就出去看了看，发现她的丈夫在门口站着，在太阳下晒冰，看着冰融化。

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At first the ice held, only creaking a bit, like a heavy gate.

起先冰层分毫不动，只叽嘎了一下，像沉重的门扉。

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Brett Willberg, who runs an ice factory, says he has never bothered to fix the electric gate in front of his operation, which does not close.

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