On Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido, winters can be very harsh. Snowfall varies widely, ranging from as much as 11 meters to as little as 1.8 meters. It often continues into March, or even April in some places. Despite these tough conditions, the locals have chosen to embrace their winter weather. Each year, the city of Sapporo hosts one of the world’s largest and most famous snow festivals. The Sapporo Snow Festival began in 1950, when local students built six snow statues in Odori Park, which attracted around 50,000 visitors.
在日本最北端島嶼的北海道，冬季可能非常嚴酷。降雪量變化很大，從高達十一公尺到低至 1.8 公尺不等。降雪通常會持續到三月，有些地方甚至會持續到四月。儘管天氣如此惡劣，當地人還是選擇欣然接受冬天的天氣。每年，札幌市都會舉辦世界上規模最大、最著名的冰雪節之一。札幌雪祭始於 1950 年，當時當地的學生在大通公園建造了六座雪雕，吸引了約五萬名遊客。
生活必備字詞：
harsh a.（環境∕條件）惡劣的，艱苦的
vary vi. 變化
statue n. 雕像
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