今日大雪，標誌著仲冬時節正式開始。
「大者，盛也。至此而雪盛矣。」雖然今日多地無雪，但斷崖式降溫是真的。
如果還沒穿秋褲，也不用準備了，直接拿棉褲出來就行。
接下來的幾天氣溫依舊低迷，氣溫起伏較大，大家要時刻注意防寒保暖。
冷天言冷，你知道「斷崖式降溫」相關英文怎麼說嗎？有哪些冬日「暖心神器」可以抱團取暖呢？下面就跟天堂君一起打卡學習吧！
▌ crisp
cold and dry
輕微乾冷
e.g. Pasto is almost 8,300 feet up in the mountains, so it was cold and crisp, with a blaze of stars across the sky.
帕斯託地處8300英尺海拔高的山脈，又冷又幹，天空中閃耀著星星。
▌ brisk
fairly cold and a fairly strong wind is blowing
寒冷乾燥、寒風猛烈
e.g. A brisk northwest wind swept across the city.
寒冷乾燥的西北風橫掃了這個城市。
▌ harsh
extremely cold and unpleasant
酷寒
e.g. Harsh weather in the west has left communities buried in snow.
西部地區的酷寒使整個社區掩埋在雪裡。
▌ bleak
very cold and grey
陰冷
e.g. The weather can be extremely bleak on the south.
南部地區的天氣會極度陰冷。
▌ biting
so cold that makes you feel very uncomfortable
刺骨的寒冷
e.g. He leant forward to protect himself against the biting wind.
他佝僂著身體以避寒風。
▌ raw
unpleasantly cold
陰冷
e.g. Once they cleared the housetops, the wind was raw and biting.
他們清掃完屋頂後，頓時感到陰冷的刺骨寒風。
▌ frosty
cold enough to produce frost
霜凍的寒冷
e.g. He breathed in the frosty air.
他吸進冰冷的空氣。
▌ icy
extremely cold；an icy road has ice on it
冰冷的；結冰的
e.g. It's icy out there! Be careful!
外面結冰了，路上小心！
▌ The bathroom gets chilly in the winter.
冬天浴室變得很冷。
▌ She opened the window and I was hit by an icy blast of air.
她打開窗戶，一陣刺骨的寒風向我襲來。
▌ He leant forward to protect himself against the biting wind.
他佝僂著身體以避寒風。
▌ Wrap up warmly - it's bitter outside.
穿暖和些——外面特別冷。
▌ The evening was cold and raw.
那個晚上寒冷刺骨。
▌ Walking home in the snow, we got chilled to the bone.
我們蹚著雪往家走，快要凍僵了。
▌ It was a cold and frosty morning.
那是個天寒地凍的早晨。
▌ It's a bit parky today, love - you'll want your coat!
親愛的，外面有點冷，你穿件外套吧！
▌ I'm frozen - could you close the window?
我凍僵了都，你可以關下窗嗎？
▌ It's freezing in here - can I close the window?
這兒冷極了——我把窗戶關上可以嗎？
下面是拉仇恨的部分，都說冬天是「北方人得瑟，南方人哆嗦」的季節。因為有一條南北供暖分界線（North-South Central Heating Supply Line），這條線以秦嶺、淮河為界，劃定了北方集中供暖區。
北方採用的
集中供暖系統稱為
central heating system。提供集中供暖（central heating）的這段時間也就是
heating season，
供暖季。而沒有暖氣的南方人民，到了冬天，只能靠空調或者電暖器取暖了（southern residents are forced to rely on air conditioners and heaters）。
天黑早，日照短，很多人的心情難免也會跟著起起落落落落……
不妨試試下面這五招，抱團取暖，早日擺脫冬日致鬱！
But the things that disturb us often come from within, which are the projection of our inner pain in reality. We try so hard to do everything well. In many cases, it is due to the lack of recognition by others or the obsession which gives it excessive significance.
困擾我們的事情往往來自內在，是內心痛苦在現實生活中的投射，我們那麼努力的想要做好每一件事情，很多時候其實都是因為缺乏他人認可，亦或是對某一事物抱有執念，對其賦予了「過度意義」。There is saying that goes in China-「A phoenix needs to spiral up ninety thousand miles before it can soar into the sky」. Even a phoenix needs 「spiraling」 to facilitate itself in order to skyrocket.
中國有句古話這樣說：「鯤之大化而為鵬，摶扶搖直上九萬裡不知有天」，這句話是說大鵬鳥需「摶」這個動作，才能「扶搖直上」。Many times our depression comes from the incompetency to face our inner fear. Please be patient before we do.很多時候我們內心苦惱，是因為我們還沒有足夠的力量去面對內心恐懼，在此之前請耐心等待。Many people say that adversity promotes people's growth, and comfortable life will make people incompetent and lazy; but the purpose of our hard work is actually to live a happy life!很多人說，逆境促人成長，日日順心順意則會使人安逸怠惰；但我們學習工作的目的，其實就是為了為自己創造順境，身處順境，才能開心的生活！Why must we do what we are not good at? Why do I have to meet someone who makes me unhappy? Is this my "duty" or is it due to inertia?我們為什麼必須做哪些自己不擅長的事情？為什麼必須要見令自己不開心的人? 這究竟是我「職責所在」，還是慣性所致？Life is like a game. We have to consciously "choose" to do what we like and are good at, and take the initiative in our own life, so that the happiness of work and study will multiply, so that we can enjoy ourselves even in adversity.生活就像遊戲，我們要有意識的「選擇」做自己喜歡、擅長的事情，掌握自己生活的主動權，這樣工作和學習的幸福感就會倍增，這樣即使身處逆境，也能自得其樂，滿懷希望。When "complaining" becomes a habit, good luck will disappear. When the perception of "pain" becomes the mainstream of life, every day is tough.當「抱怨」成為習慣時，好運氣也會消失。當感知「痛苦」成為生活的主流時，我們日日都身處低谷。We can learn lessons from what has happened and try our best to make up for it, but we can't change it. Life is short, and we have no time to pay attention to people or things that are not worthwhile.對那些已經發生的事情，我們可以吸取教訓，可以盡力彌補，但始終無法改變。人生短暫，我們無暇顧及那些不值得的人或事。As ordinary people, we say that there is really no need to set ourselves "grand" and "vague" goals, such as "I want to be extroverted", "I want to be admitted to Tsinghua University" and similar. Our goal should be "I "Go to the gym three times a week" and "do aerobic exercise every day". This is a short-term and easy-to-reach goal. In this way, we will have more control over our lives and our sense of accomplishment and happiness will increase.作為普通人，我們說實在沒有必要給自己設立「宏大」、「模糊」的目標，比如說「我要變得外向」，「我要考上清華」類似種種，我們的目標應該是「我一周要去三次健身房」，「每天做有氧運動」，這樣短時效，易達成的目標，這樣我們會對自己的生活多一些掌控，成就感、幸福感也會增加。The famous writer, Sanmao, once wrote in his letter to readers that "a person who does not appreciate himself is hard to be happy." Even if we are young, we have helplessness and sorrow for life, but this kind of feeling is not superficial but worthwhile.三毛在給讀者的回信中曾寫到「一個不欣賞自己的人，是難以快樂的」，即使我們年紀輕輕，就有對生活的無可奈何和悲哀，但這種感情並不膚淺，是值得看重的。「Regular work and rest, tidy the room once, exercise regularly, spend dozens of dollars to change the middle-aged hairstyle, change the environment, enrich yourself, and occasionally invite friends to sit and talk about their lives and dreams」. All these tips will help us change slowly.規律的作息、整潔一次房間、規律地健身、花幾十塊改變一下中年不變的髮型、改變環境，充實自己，偶爾請朋友來坐坐，談談各自的生活和夢想，這樣，我們慢慢地在變了。
來源：中國日報雙語新聞
本文編輯：Rick