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How to Talk About Extremely Cold Weather in English

2025/2/8
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@Bob the Canadian : 今天天气非常寒冷,我想教大家一些描述极寒天气的英语词汇。首先,河面已经结冰(frozen over),但还没有完全冻实(frozen solid)。我现在就站在河面上,冰大概有四五英寸厚。最近一段时间气温一直在零下15到20度,现在是零下12度。当我们说一个水体“frozen over”时,意味着水面完全被冰覆盖。但它还没有“frozen solid”,这意味着如果我凿开冰面,最终会找到水和鱼。如果河流“frozen solid”,那就意味着从水面到河底都结了冰。在极冷的天气里,你可以看到自己的呼吸,因为你呼出的气体中含有水分,当它离开你的嘴时,会变成你可以看到的小水滴。天气寒冷时,你需要把自己裹得严严实实(bundle up),这意味着你穿了很多衣服。我戴着冬帽、手套和靴子,还穿了好几层衣服。我很高兴我穿了很多层衣服,因为在这样寒冷的天气里,你必须小心不要冻伤(frostbite)。冻伤是指皮肤冻结,它有时会发生在你的鼻子上,如果你没有好的手套,它也可能发生在你的手指上。我们现在正在经历一个寒流(cold snap),寒流是指突然比正常情况冷一两天。通常这个时候的气温在零下三四度左右,但前几天是两度,然后降到零下15度,昨天又升到零下11度,昨晚又降到零下14度,今天又升到零下三度左右。所以我认为过去几天是寒流。我现在穿了很多层衣服,所以我很暖和。我穿着袜子和冬靴,还穿着内衣、长内衣(long underwear/long johns)和牛仔裤。我穿了四层上衣:一件T恤、一件长袖T恤、一件运动衫和一件冬衣。分层穿衣非常重要,因为这样更容易保暖。描述极度寒冷的天气,我们可以说“bitterly cold”、“freezing cold”或“freezing”。

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Learn the difference between 'frozen over' and 'frozen solid' when describing bodies of water in extremely cold weather. Bob uses the river as an example to illustrate these terms.
  • Frozen over: a body of water covered completely in ice
  • Frozen solid: ice extending all the way to the bottom of a body of water

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Wow! It is cold here! In this English lesson I'll help you learn vocabulary that you can use to talk about really cold weather. Even if you don't have winter where you live, this lesson will help you understand TV shows and movies that take place in cold climates!

In this lesson you'll learn words and phrases like: whiteout, black ice, frostbite, it's bitterly cold, it's freezing cold, frozen over, frozen solid, and many more.

I hope you enjoy this English class and have learned how to talk about extremely cold weather in English! Have a great day!

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7KreIpGJrw or by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Cold"

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