高考Look to many of history's cultural symbols, and there you'll find an ancestor of frosty, the snowman in the movie frozen.

看看历史上的许多文化符号，你会发现电影《冰冻》中雪人弗罗斯蒂的祖先。

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高考On the third Monday of April, the holiday sechselauten is kicked off when a cotton snowman called the boogg is stuffed with explosive and paraded through town by bakers and other tradesmen who throw bread to the crowds.

4月的第三个星期一，一个名叫布格的棉花雪人被装满炸药，面包师和其他向人群扔面包的商人在镇上游行，节日庆祝活动开始了。

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高考Some were created by famous artists, including a 19-year-old michelangelo, who in 1494 was appointed by the ruler of florence, italy, to build a snowman in his mansion's courtyard.

其中一些是由著名艺术家创作的，其中包括一位19岁的米开朗基罗，他于1494年被意大利佛罗伦萨的统治者任命在其官邸的庭院里堆雪人。

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高考Every year since 1818, the people of Zurich, Switzerland, celebrate the beginning of spring by blowing up a snowman.

自1818年以来，瑞士苏黎世的人们每年都会吹雪人来庆祝春天的到来。

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高考If you fear the heyday of the snowman has passed, don't worry: I've learned that some explosive snowman history is still being made today.

如果你担心雪人的鼎盛时期已经过去，别担心：我已经了解到一些爆炸性的雪人历史仍然在今天被创造。

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高考When the snowman explodes, winter is considered officially over—the quicker it is burnt down, the longer summer is said to be.

当雪人爆炸时，官方认为冬天结束了，据说越快被烧毁，夏天就越长。

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