瑞雪兆丰年（14）

A snow year, a rich year.

Some people say,

有人说，

There are three fortunates in life:

人生有三大幸运：

When I met a good teacher at school,

上学时遇到好老师，

I met a good teacher at work,

工作时遇到一位好师傅，

Meet a good mate when you start a family.

成家时遇到一个好伴侣。

There are two good things in life:

人生有两大幸事：

Read good books and make friends with the best of men.

读好书，交高人。

But more importantly, people have to be born and live in good times.

但更重要的是，人得出生、生活在一个好的时代。

★   ★   ★   ★   ★

Snow announced the approach of winter.

雪宣告了冬季的来临。

Snow is common in cold countries.

在寒冷的国家雪是常见的。

It is also very cold in the Lesser Cold of the lunar calendar, keep yourself warm.

小寒的时候天也很冷, 所以你一定要注意保暖。

Great Cold: It is the coldest time within one year.

大寒，指一年中最寒冷的时候。

Her soul, which was black as night, is now pure and white like the new-fallen snow.

她的灵魂原来漆黑一团，犹如黑夜，如今却像新下的雪一样洁白。

That long trip through the deep snow had taken all the endurance out of him.

在深雪里那次长途旅行，使它丧尽了元气。

Snow cushioned my fall.

因为下面是雪，所以我跌得不重。

It snowed off and on all morning.

整个早上雪下下停停。

However, he paid the scant attention-everybody to their own troubles.

可他没有注意到--大家各扫门前雪。

There was a welcome fall of seasonable snow in north China.

华北地区喜降瑞雪。

The central part of Anhui generally drops auspicious snow again.

安徽中部地区又普降瑞雪。