托福词汇之“ice pancakes冰雪薄饼”

　　Unusual 'ice pancakes' normally only found in the Arctic and Antarctic havebeen spotted in Britain, as temperatures plunged to -11C with almost the wholecountry in the grip of icy weather.

　　英国大部分地区遭遇极寒天气，最低气温降至零下11度，出现了只在北极和南极才有的“冰雪薄饼”。

　　The ice had frozen in a flat, round shape, around the size of a dinnerplate, with the unusual patterns often caused by swirling foam floating on ariver starting to freeze, usually overnight.

　　冰块被冻成了平底的、圆形的形状，尺寸跟餐盘一般大。这种特殊的形状是由漂浮在河流上的旋转泡沫冻结而成的，通常在一夜间就出现了。

　　Commuters were hit with chaos on the roads - including a 14-car pile-up -due to slippery conditions in the aftermath of the snowfall.

　　极寒天气下，上下班路上也很难通行。暴雪过后，路面湿滑难行，还导致了一起14车连环相撞事故。