广播电视英语短句 第 162 课：沙发土豆-4

This is especially true during the winter when it is too cold or snowy to do things outside. 尤其是在冬季，当天气太冷或者雪太大而不能外出活动之时。

Often children get cabin fever if they cannot go outside to play. So do their parents. 若是孩子们不能到外面去玩耍，常会得幽居病。他们的父母也是如此。

This happens when there is so much snow that schools and even offices and stores are closed. 当积雪很多以致学校甚至办公室和商店关门的时候，这种情况就会发生。

Some people enjoy spending a lot of time in their homes to make them nice places to live. 为了使家成为他们生活的好地方，有些人喜欢花大量时间在他们的家中。

This is called nesting or cocooning. 这被称作“筑巢”或“结茧”。