At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his way.

有一次，成堆的雪挡住了他的路。

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Intermittent piles of snow still dotted the sidewalks of midtown Manhattan, where I stayed.

我下榻在曼哈顿中城，人行道上还散落着一堆堆积雪。

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Winter wheat manages to survive freezing temperatures and being buried under piles of snow.

冬小麦设法在结冰的温度下生存，还要埋于厚厚的大雪下。

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"I was left with two neat piles of snow either side, and thought I could do something with them, " she said.

BBC: Gargoyle snowmen

She describes herself as "not an artist by any means" and said she printed a picture of a gargoyle before returning to her piles of snow.

BBC: Gargoyle snowmen

Shoveling piles and piles of snow?

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