学英语：世界上最寒冷的地方

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If you thought it was cold where you are at the moment then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just change your mind.
如果你觉得现在待的地方很冷，去俄罗斯村庄奥伊米亚康看一看，也许你就会改变想法。

With the average temperature for January standing at -50C, it is no wonder the village is the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world. Known as the 'Pole of Cold', the coldest ever temperature recorded in Oymyakon was -71.2C.
这个村庄一月的平均气温是-50℃，不愧是世界上有人类永久居住的最冷的地方。奥伊米亚康也被称作“寒极”，有史以来的最低温度是-71.2℃。

This is the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited location on Earth and the lowest temperature recorded in the Northern Hemisphere.
这是地球上有人类永久居住的地区的最低温度记录，也是北半球历史上的最低温度。

Nothing grows there so people eat reindeer meat and horsemeat. A single shop provides the town's bare necessities and the locals work as reindeer-breeders, hunters and ice-fisherman.
那里没有作物生长，人们以驯鹿肉和马肉为食。只有一家商店给村庄里的人们供应必需品，刚刚够得上人们生活，当地人以喂养驯鹿、打猎、破冰打渔为生。

Unsurprisingly, locals are hardened to the weather and unlike in other countries - where a flurry of snow brings things grinding to a halt, Oymyakon's solitary school only shuts if temperatures fall below -52C.
当地人抵抗严寒的能力比起其他国家的人来说要强得多，这当然丝毫不让人惊讶。在其他地方，一阵大雪就能让所有活动终止，但是奥伊米亚康唯一的这所学校只有在温度降到-52℃时才停课。

The village is located around 750 metres above sea level and the length of a day varies from 3 hours in December to 21 hours in the summer. And despite its terrible winters, in June, July and August temperatures over 30c are not uncommon.
这个村庄的海拔高度是750米，日照时间变化极大，最短的时候在12月，只有3小时，而夏天则可以达到21小时。虽然这里的冬天冷得一塌糊涂，不过在六七八月，温度超过30℃也一点都不稀奇。