Some folk kill two birds with one stone: by booking a short holiday abroad they can escape miserable winter weather and the strained atmosphere of a family Christmas with the relatives.

一些人选择一举两得的做法：短期的出国度假。这样一来，不仅避开了冬季的糟糕气候，还摆脱了与家庭亲友共度圣诞的紧张气氛。

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However, this heat is efficiently released to the cold atmosphere already during the following autumn and winter.

然而，在接下来的秋冬两季，这些热量也将高效地散发到低温的大气中。

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Swedes are very fond of lighting candles in the winter ... because it creates such a fine atmosphere.

他说：“瑞典人喜欢在冬天燃蜡烛，因为它能产生美好的氛围。

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The altitude, low temperatures and lack of sunlight (at least during the Antarctic winter) make the atmosphere at the pole ideal for star-gazing.

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The seasonal increase results from tons of carbon dioxide, which had been frozen into a southern winter ice cap, returning into the atmosphere as southern spring turns to summer.

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