老外在中国：冬季御寒着装指南_其他

老外在中国：冬季御寒着装指南

记得我小时候，内布拉斯州的大雪来袭时，积雪能漫过我们的腰部，我和兄弟姐妹们经常在外面玩上好几个小时。我们会用铲子把雪堆成巨大的山丘，把它压紧压实，再挖空，盖一间能容纳七个小孩儿的大雪屋。妈妈叫我们进屋吃晚饭时，我们还恋恋不舍地呆在这白雪为墙的、寒冷的小世界里。

At the age of 11, I delivered newspapers during a truly nasty winter, a torturous task that took a couple of hours each day. Thus acclimated, as an adult I once ran 5 kilometers at night when it was -50°C, went ice fishing when spit would instantly freeze, and rode my bike with snow tires when the mercury plunged to around -30°C, just to get my favorite cheeseburgers.

11岁那年的冬天，我做过送报纸的工作，那个冬季真的是太痛苦了，每天我都要花好几个小时才能把报纸送完，这个任务异常艰巨。于是我就适应了寒冷，成年之后我曾冒着零下50度的严寒，夜跑过5公里，曾在滴水成冰之时在冰上钓鱼，也曾在零下30度时骑着防滑自行车去买我最喜欢的芝士汉堡。

But I had a trick or two up my sleeves.

而我可以教你一两招御寒的妙招。

First, a heavy coat isn't enough. What's beneath the coat is far more important. The key is to protect the body's core heat by dressing in layers. The lower the temperature, the more layers you'll need, especially when the wind is howling. In extreme cold, seven layers or more is not unusual.