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Ice and snow of Greenland

* calves:“裂冰”、“崩解”等意思。极地附近活动的人最担心遇到冰崩了，冰山移动速度虽慢，但随时会有冰崩现象发生。如本文所述，冰崩后碎冰所及地域宽达10公里，而且是难以预测的。

* helicopter:“直升飞机”。前缀heli-是“直升（飞）机”的意思，下次当你看到以heli-开头的词就不难猜出它的意思了，比如helibus？是“空中客车”，也就是“大型载客直升机”；helicab是“出租直升机”；heliambulance是救护直升机。

Springtime is the best season for dog-sledge tours and skiing although Greenland also offers first class summer skiing, even heli-skiing, on glaciers, and dog-sledge tours in the summer. Greenland hosts several international events related to ice & snow, such as the Arctic Circle Race regarded as the toughest ski race in the world, the Ice Golf World Championships, and the Nuuk Snow Sculpture Festival.

* heli-skiing:马上就用上了我们上面学到的，推测一下是什么意思？对了，它指一种比较新的滑雪运动，运动员由直升飞机运上高山顶部，再滑下来。Heli-skiing，想想就够刺激的！

As a neighbour to the North Pole, Greenland has an Arctic climate, although there are great differences from north to south, and from coast to inland. Generally speaking, the climate is very dry, and as a result, temperatures feel quite different from most other places in the world. 10-15 degrees Celsius （50-60 degrees Fahrenheit） feels very warm, while minus 10 degrees Celsius （14 degrees Fahrenheit） is equivalent to a comfortable temperature.