The World of Ice and Snow

The World of Ice and Snow

冰雪世界

天气真冷啊！同学们的家乡下雪了吗？2022年我们的首都就要举办第24届冬季奥运会啦，冰雪项目（ice and snow sports）也越来越受到关注。除了被我们熟知的打雪仗（snow fight）、堆雪人（building snowmen），大家还知道什么活动是可以在冰雪里玩的呢？哈尔滨国际冰雪节(Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival)将于1月5日开幕，并持续一个月。同学们会去参加这场冰雪的盛会吗？去不了也没关系，我们可以一起来了解好玩的冰雪世界！

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How does snow form?

Snow is the flake of ice that falls from clouds. Snow usually can be seen in cold places, such as in the north of China and on the high mountains.

How to play with snow

Building snowmen

To build a snowman is to make a man-shaped figure out of snow—often using a large snowball for the body and a smaller snowball for the head. A snowman is often decorated with household things. People usually use a carrot for a nose, and coal for the eyes and the mouth.

Snow angel

A snow angel is made in fresh snow, by lying on one’s back and moving one’s arms up and down, and one’s legs from side to side, to form the shape of an angel. Making snow angels is a common childhood game.

Riding a sleigh

One of the most common uses of snow is riding a sleigh. A sleigh is usually drawn by horses or dogs.

form [fɔ:m] v. 形成

flake [fleɪk] n. 小薄片

figure ['fɪgə] n. 身材，形状

decorate ['dekəreɪt] v. 装饰（过去分词：decorated）

household ['haʊshəʊld] adj. 家常的

fresh [freʃ] adj. 新鲜的

sleigh [sleɪ] n. 雪橇

draw [drɔ:] v. 拖，拉（过去分词：drawn）

Snow and ice sports

Curling originated in the sixteenth century in Scotland. Now it is an event of the Olympic Winter Games. Two teams take turns to slide the heavy granite curling stones towards the target. The distance between the stones and the target decides the result. This sport has its nickname of “chess on ice”.

Many other sports are played upon snow and ice, such as skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing.

curling ['kʒ:lɪŋ] n. 冰壶，冰上溜石游戏

originate [ə'rɪdʒɪneɪt] v. 起源于（过去式：originated ）

slide [slaɪd] v. 滑动

granite ['grænɪt] n. 花岗石

nickname ['nɪkneɪm] n. 绰号，昵称

世界著名滑雪胜地

圣莫里茨，瑞士（St. Moritz, Switzerland）

圣莫里茨被壮丽的阿尔卑斯山峰环绕，是两届冬季奥运会的举办地，被认为是高山滑雪的“麦加圣地”。著名的冰湖赛马（White Turf）发源于此。

基茨比厄尔，奥地利（Kitzbuhel, Austria）

基茨比厄尔被称为“阿尔卑斯山的珍珠”，这里是整个奥地利最著名的滑雪度假胜地。这座有着700多年历史的村庄给游客们展示了最典型的阿尔卑斯风格。

路易斯湖，加拿大（Lake Louise, Canada）

坐落在加拿大著名的班芙国家公园中心的路易斯湖，被视为整个北美景色最迷人的山区度假村之一。

夏蒙尼，法国（Chamonix, France）

作为1924年历史上首届冬奥会的举办地，夏蒙尼被评为“世界上最著名的滑雪胜地”。

韦尔，美国（Vail, USA）

韦尔被评为世界前五佳滑雪度假村。它拥有美国最大的单片滑雪场地，提供了将近21平方千米的可滑雪区域。

科尔蒂娜，意大利（Cortina, Italy）

科尔蒂娜滑雪度假村主办过1956年冬奥会。作为历史最悠久的滑雪度假村，科尔蒂娜无疑是意大利最具风格的旅游度假地。