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An estimated 70% of California's citrus crops have been damaged by a severe cold snap that is bringing icy temperatures to California's central valley.

这次寒冷的天气袭击加州中部峡谷地区后，预计加州70%的柑橘都被寒冷的天气冻伤了。

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It's true that severe cold can throw plans and schedules into disarray, but around the world we've figured out various winter delights that make a deep freeze seem–well, almost welcome.

尽管严寒可能打乱了许多计划以及日程安排，但在世界范围内，我们已经看到各式各样冬季带来的欢乐，这也使得人们似乎不再那么抗拒严寒。

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In other words, a person who is suffering from the effects of severe cold may seem dead,but still be alive.

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Many are thought to have died of cold or hunger or in severe storms.

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It snows occasionally, here, but rarely do you get such a severe cold snap.

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The severe cold weather in Washington DC is turning people off from attending the presidential inauguration.

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Some real world advice from a continental climate about driving in severe cold and snow conditions.

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