In the north the ground becomes very cold as the winter snow and ice covers the ground.

在北方地面变得很冷，因为冬天的冰雪覆盖着地面。

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Whereas the region's native evergreen pines shade the snow and absorb radiation, birches would shed their leaves in winter, thus enabling radiation to be reflected by the snow.

然而那个地区当地的常绿松树可以为雪遮阴，吸收辐射，而白桦树在冬天则会落叶，从而使辐射被雪反射。

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The snow, which blankets the ground in the winter, actually has an insulating effect on the soil beneath it.

冬天覆盖在地面的雪，实际上对下面的土壤有隔热作用。

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It was not possible to travel straight through because of the Rocky Mountains and the deep snow that fell in winter.

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In the winter, heavy snow falls in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite.

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He said the other routes would be closed by snow in winter.

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Working at the bank, making dinner, reading my books, swimming at the Twenty Two in the summer, walking in the snow in the winter.

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Relaxing in the lagoon, surrounded by steam, snow (in the winter) and black mountains of lava rock, is a breathtaking and uniquely Icelandic experience.

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However, consider the multiple municipal services your town, city or state provides: schools for children, snow plows in the winter, parks and recreation in the summer, road repairs, trash removal the list goes on.

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