刺骨寒冬也許少了點(diǎn)美好

Winters in Canada are no joke.

They are brutal19 and sometimes deadly. Every year， more than 80 deaths are caused by the cold in Canada. In fact， the village of Snag in Yukon recorded the lowest temperature ever in Canada and North America：-63°C. The record for the greatest single-day snowfall in Canada was in Tahtsa Lake， B.C.：145 centimeters of snow on Feb. 11， 1999.

Canadians keep warm in winter by dressing appropriately20. Winter boots， hats， gloves， scarves and coats are a must. For extreme cold， snow pants and face coverings （ski masks） may be worn. Cars often have engine heaters in them， which use electricity to keep the car from“freezing”. This helps the engine start more easily， especially when it goes below -20°C.

Winter in Canada may be chilly21， but there is still plenty to do. It is true that cold winters are in most parts of Canada， so Canadians embrace22 them and make winters fun. Some of the more popular winter activities include downhill skiing， cross-country skiing， snowshoeing， and ice skating.

Many people visit Canada in the winter specifically because of these activities. Not all of Canada is freezing cold in the winter. Western Canada， including Vancouver and Victoria have moderate（溫和的）climates and little snow.

Fortunately， most of the Canadian population live close to the American border（邊界）and not in the frozen zone. But still， Canadians seem to have a higher tolerance23 for cold than anyone else. Often， when the world is all bundled up（捆綁起來）in winter time， Canadians can still go around in shorts thinking“its not that cold today”.

加拿大的冬天，是動(dòng)真格的。

冬天很殘酷，有時(shí)甚至能要人命。每年寒冬，加拿大有超過80人由于天氣寒冷而死亡。加拿大育空市的斯納格村一向保持著北美和加拿大的最低溫紀(jì)錄：零下63攝氏度。而加拿大英屬哥倫比亞的塔合薩河區(qū)，1999年2月11日這天，下了145厘米厚的雪。

冬天，加拿大人需要合適的衣服來保暖：冬靴、帽子、手套、圍巾和外套都是必須穿的。極寒時(shí)候，大家可能會(huì)穿雪褲和遮蓋臉部的滑雪面罩。汽車通常都裝有引擎加熱器，用電力來幫助汽車不被凍僵，使引擎在低于零下20攝氏度的時(shí)候，還能夠輕而易舉地被發(fā)動(dòng)起來。

加拿大的冬天雖然冷，但人們還是有很多事情可做。既然寒冬在加拿大無可避免，那么，加拿大人選擇擁抱和接受現(xiàn)實(shí)，學(xué)會(huì)了從中找樂子。下坡滑雪、冬季越野滑雪、穿雪鞋郊游、溜冰都是很受歡迎的冬季活動(dòng)。

很多游客特意在冬天到訪加拿大，就是為了體驗(yàn)這些活動(dòng)。再說，不是所有的加拿大城市冬天都凍到結(jié)冰。加拿大西部，包括溫哥華和維多利亞，天氣就比較溫和，幾乎不下雪。

幸好，加拿大大部分人口住在美、加邊境附近，而不是極寒地帶。但總體而言，加拿大人比其他國(guó)家的人更能抗凍。很多時(shí)候，當(dāng)全世界的人在寒冬中包裹得嚴(yán)嚴(yán)實(shí)實(shí)，加拿大人還會(huì)穿著短褲出行，覺得“今天不是那么冷嘛”。