I was born in Guangdong, the southernmost province in mainland China where in winter the temperature seldom falls be low 5C. For the past 19 years, I had never seen snow. I couldn't remember from when I had been dreaming of seeing a real snow, and experiencing a bleak winter.

我出生在廣東，在中國(guó)大陸最南部的省份，在冬季溫度極少會(huì)低于5度。在過(guò)去的19年里，我從未見(jiàn)過(guò)雪。我不記得從什么時(shí)候開(kāi)始我夢(mèng)想看到真正的雪，經(jīng)歷了一個(gè)荒涼的冬天。

Before I entered the university, I had never expected the climate difference of Shanghai and Guangzhou. But as October came, the falling golden leaves and the chilly winds indicated that this winter would be cold.

在我進(jìn)入大學(xué)之前，我從來(lái)沒(méi)有預(yù)料到上海和廣州的氣候差異這么大。但到了十月，落下金色的葉子和寒冷的風(fēng)暗示著今年冬天會(huì)很冷。
October walked away in the whisper of the falling leaves.Winter approached in November, and then December.

十月，走在落葉的沙沙聲中。冬天在十一月就來(lái)了，然后十二月。

The dazzling golden color already faded away, leaving only the bare branches sticking out into the frosty air. Grass that was once as thick as a fine cardigan carpet could no longer be found anywhere. What I saw were the slushy fields which were jade green in September.

耀眼的金色已經(jīng)消失，只剩下赤裸的枝條在寒冷的空氣中伸展。草曾經(jīng)像細(xì)羊毛地毯一樣厚，現(xiàn)在在任何地方也找不到了。我所看到的是九月翠綠色泥濘的田野。
I considered it a great fortune to watch the sun, which was mild, jumping off the horizon and into those bare branches.Even on sunny days, the temperature was still low. The campus was left deserted and lifeless.

我認(rèn)為看到溫和的，從地平線和那些赤裸的枝條中跳出來(lái)太陽(yáng)是很需要運(yùn)氣的。即使在陽(yáng)光明媚的日子，氣溫仍然很低。校園被遺棄而且沒(méi)有生氣。

Was this what I had been longing for? Could it be called a bleak winter? I thought I should feel satisfied. Shanghai is still in the south. I couldn't expect more. But there was still some thing in my mind, as it was only one step to my dream. I prayed every day for a snow. A slight one could be enough. Once again.God heard.

這是我一直向往的嗎？它可以被稱為一個(gè)寒冷的冬天？我想我應(yīng)該感到滿足。上海仍在南方。我不能期待更多。但仍有一些東西在我的腦海里，因?yàn)樗�只是我�?mèng)想的第一步。我每天都在祈禱下雪。一場(chǎng)小雪就可以了。上帝再次聽(tīng)到了。
I'll never forget the morning of Christmas. On my way to the library, a white elf found its way into my coat. It took me more than a minute to realize what was happening. Believe it or not, it snowed. Suddenly I understood why God took all the signs of life away in winter. He must have been clearing up a stage for his spoiled kid snow.

我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記圣誕節(jié)的早晨。在去圖書館的路上，一個(gè)白色的小精靈跑到我的外套上。我花了超過(guò)一分鐘的時(shí)間才意識(shí)到發(fā)生了什么。信不信由你，下雪了。我突然明白了為什么上帝在冬天把所有的生命跡象都帶走了。他一定是清理一個(gè)舞臺(tái)來(lái)給他寵壞的雪孩子。

Tears welled up in my eyes, for my thankfulness to God and to the special, bleak winter.

淚水涌上了我的眼睛，我感謝上帝和特別的，寒冷的冬天。

簡(jiǎn) 評(píng)
本文描寫了一個(gè)在炎熱的廣州長(zhǎng)大的女孩來(lái)到上海后經(jīng)歷的第一個(gè)冬天，第一場(chǎng)雪。秋天的金色逐漸褪去后，一切有生命的東西都不復(fù)存在，只留下光禿禿的樹(shù)枝裸露在寒風(fēng)中。作者對(duì)冬天的太陽(yáng)印象深刻：盡管陽(yáng)光普照，氣溫仍然很低。然而，作者并不滿足于此，仍時(shí)時(shí)期盼著下雪。終于，下雪了，作者將飄進(jìn)衣服的雪花比喻成a white elf，非常富有情趣，自然地流露出作者當(dāng)時(shí)的欣喜之情。最后，作者對(duì)冬天萬(wàn)物凋零做了一個(gè)非常新穎但合理的解釋：清掃舞臺(tái)，為調(diào)皮的孩子——雪花上臺(tái)做準(zhǔn)備。
文章對(duì)作者渴望感受嚴(yán)冬，期盼下雪的心情的描寫細(xì)膩生動(dòng)
給人留下了深刻的印象。