The Amazing Snow House

The Amazing Snow House

神奇的雪屋

Almost everyone has heard of the Inuit people. We live in Canada, Russia, Greenland, and the state of Alaska. Many of my people are hunters, and we move around a lot. We hunt seals, walruses, and whales. But it is not easy to find these animals. Sometimes it takes many hours.

几乎每个人都听说过因纽特人。我们生活在加拿大、俄罗斯、格陵兰岛和阿拉斯加州。 我们很多人都是猎人，我们经常搬家。我们捕猎海豹、海象和鲸鱼。 但是要找到这些动物并不容易。有时要花好几个小时。

Sometimes it takes many days. During winter, we need a warm place to sleep when we go hunting. My ancestors invented the igloo. Igloo means house. It is a house made of snow. My father and I will show you how to build an igloo. First, you need to make snow blocks.

有时需要很多天。在冬天，我们外出打猎时需要一个温暖的地方睡觉。 我的祖先发明了冰屋。Igloo的意思是房子。这是一个用雪做的房子。 我爸爸和我将向你展示如何建造冰屋。首先，你需要做雪块。

The snow must be hard or it will be difficult to make an igloo. Cut bigger and heavier blocks for the bottom. Shape the snow blocks with a spade. The tops of the blocks are cut on an angle. This way, they form a dome when you put them on top of each other. Arrange the blocks in a circle. Use two blocks to make the door, and another for its roof.

雪必须很硬，否则就很难做冰屋。切下更大更重的块做底部。 用铁锹刨出雪块的形状。积木的顶部被切成一个角度。 这样，当你把它们放在彼此的顶部时，它们就形成了一个圆顶。把积木排成一个圆圈。 用两块砖做门，一块砖做顶。

Dig out the snow on the igloo's floor. Now there will be more room inside the igloo, and it will be warmer too. For the top, use smaller blocks. Keep throwing snow out as you go. Now the igloo looks like a small dome. Go inside the igloo.

把雪屋地板上的雪挖出来。现在冰屋里有了更多的空间，也会更暖和。 对于顶部，使用较小的块。一边走一边把雪扔出去。现在冰屋看起来像一个小圆顶。进入冰屋。

Place the last few blocks from inside. Next, fill in all the cracks with snow. Then, use your hand to smooth the igloo walls. The igloo's door should be on an angle too. It should be dug deep to keep the cold air from blowing into the igloo. This also stops unwanted visitors like bears. Now our igloo is finished!

把最后几个街区从里面放进去。接下来，用雪填满所有的裂缝。然后，用手把冰屋的墙壁弄平。 冰屋的门也应该有一个角度。它应该挖得很深，以防止冷空气吹进冰屋。 这也可以阻止像熊这样的不速之客。现在我们的冰屋完成了!