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France is experiencing an unusually moderate winter, which has led to low snowfall in ski areas across the country.
法国正经历着异常温暖的冬季，导致全国滑雪地区的降雪量降低。
One affected ski area is Le Mourtis, in the Pyrenees mountains of southern France. The lack of snow has forced the resort to temporarily close its ski runs — at the height of the winter season.
一个受影响的滑雪区是法国南部比利牛斯山脉的Le Mourtis。积雪不足迫使度假村在冬季高峰期暂时关闭滑雪道。
Local restaurants and hotels are seeing fewer visitors. People who do come to the area are seeking to do other things besides skiing. Warmer temperatures have made hiking one of the most popular activities.
当地餐馆和酒店的游客较少。确实来到该地区的人们正在寻求除滑雪以外的其他活动。温暖的温度使远足成为最受欢迎的活动之一。
Recent daytime temperatures at Le Mourtis have reached 10 degrees Celsius. Some hikers even removed winter clothing while making their way across mountain areas containing very little snow.
Le Mourtis最近的白天温度已经达到10摄氏度。一些远足者甚至在穿越积雪很少的山区时脱掉了冬装。
“Skiing? No one today can guarantee it,” said hotel operator François Gillaizeau. “If the snow is not here, we have to sell something else.” He has been making money by renting out two-wheeled scooters to help visitors in the area have fun.
“滑雪？如今没有人能保证这一点。”酒店运营商FrançoisGillaizeau说道。 “如果没有大雪，我们必须出售其他东西。”他一直在通过租用两轮踏板车来赚钱，以帮助该地区的游客玩得开心。
The scooters can be ridden down grassy mountain hills. They come with equipment made for riding on snow, but Gillaizeau has attached bicycle wheels instead.
踏板车可以骑在草地山坡上。这些本来是装备在雪地上骑行的装置的，但吉拉索（Gillaizeau）却改装成自行车车轮用于骑行。
His ski rental equipment remains untouched. He says he has had to reduce the hours of some workers and expects business losses during the season to drop as much as 15 percent.
他的滑雪租赁设备根本没人租。他说，他不得不减少一些工人的工作时间，并预计该季节的业务损失将减少多达15％。
Many people in the area believe the latest winter is more than just a bad year. The last time France experienced such a mild December and January was in 1900, French weather officials say.
该地区许多人认为，今年冬天非常糟糕。法国气象官员说，法国上一次经历如此温和的十二月和一月是1900年。
Christelle Robert is an official with Meteo-France, the country’s national weather service. She told Reuters that mild winters and less snow seem to be a clear sign of global warming.
Christelle Robert是法国国家气象局Meteo-France的官员。她告诉路透社，温和的冬季和少雪似乎是全球变暖的明显迹象。
Scientists have predicted a continued rise in world temperatures. People connected to the area’s ski industry are considering a future with much less snow. If such weather continues, ski resorts around 1,600 meters above sea level will be so warm that they will not even be able to use artificial snow because it will melt.
科学家预测世界温度将继续上升。与该地区的滑雪产业有关的人们正在考虑如何面对以后越来越少的降雪。如果这种天气持续下去，海拔1600米左右的滑雪胜地将变得非常温暖，以至于他们甚至无法使用人造雪，因为人造雪会融化。
Some of the higher Pyrenees resorts did receive enough snow recently to open for business. But the Le Mourtis resort sits at 1,350 meters, putting it in a so-called melt area.
比利牛斯山脉的高海拔区的一些度假胜地最近确实有足够的积雪以供营业。但Le Mourtis度假村位于1,350米处，处于所谓的融化区。
“It’s the second year in a row that we’ve had no snow,” said Laurent Morel, a visitor from the city of Toulouse who was walking on the mountainside with his family. “We love the mountains so we come anyway.”
“这已经是连续第二年没有下雪了，”来自图卢兹市的游客洛朗·莫雷尔（Laurent Morel）和家人一起在山腰上行走。 “我们热爱高山，所以无论如何我们都会来。”
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