When the temperature falls, most people would prefer to sit at home and curl up with a cup of something hot.
当温度降低，大多数人们会想要待在家里，缩成一团喝杯热饮暖和身子。
But a new winter festival in Handan, north-east China, has encouraged hoards of people, wearing skimpy swimsuits, to frolic in a lake that's partially frozen over with enormous slabs of ice.
但中国东北部城市邯郸兴起的一项新的艺术节却鼓励人们身穿轻薄泳装在漂浮着巨大冰块的冻湖中嬉闹。
One man, Cui Deyi, a cold-weather challenger known as 'Huangshan Polar Bear', has even taken the opportunity to play chess while sitting in a giant tub of ice.
一名叫崔德益的男子，是一名有着“黄山北极熊”之称的耐寒挑战者，他甚至坐在一装满冰块的大缸中与人下象棋。
The first edition of the Yi Quan Lake Winter Swim Cultural Festival took place on January 16.Over 600 keen winter swimmers travelled from all over China, including Beijing, Heibei, Henan and Shandong, to attend the festival according to the local newspaper in Handan, hdbs.cn.One of the main events at the festival was Cui Deyi's ice tub chess challenge, where he won several games of Chinese chess despite wearing tiny swim shorts and shivering against the ice, which covered his lower extremities.
首届“溢泉湖冬泳文化节”于1月16日开幕。邯郸当地报纸hdbs.cn报道，来自包括北京、河北、河南和山东等在内的全国各地的600多位冬泳爱好者参加了此次文化节。文化节中一项主要的活动就是崔德益的“冰槽象棋”挑战，尽管崔德只穿一条游泳短裤，在齐腰的冰盒中不停得颤抖，但他仍在此项中国象棋挑战赛中多次夺冠。
The well-known competitor currently holds the record for the longest winter swim in the sea.
近日，这位著名的挑战者在冰海中创下了最长的冬泳记录。
After the ice-cold chess challenge, the winter swimming enthusiasts then stripped down into their swimsuits to brave the icy water of the lake.
“冰槽象棋”挑战赛过后，冬泳爱好者们脱下泳衣，在彻骨的冰湖中勇敢前行。
Temperatures in the air were barely above freezing and huge slabs of ice had already formed on the surface of the lake.
空气中的温度几乎接近于零，而且湖面上已经结成巨大的冰层块。
Despite initial reservations and gasps of surprise, many of the visitors continued to play in the freezing waters.
尽管一开始唏嘘声一片，但许多游客还是在冰冷的水域中继续挑战。
The festival also featured other activities such as martial arts, fitness classes, ice related performances and winter photography sessions.
此次文化节还包括武术、健身、和其他冰类表演等活动，还有冬景摄影比赛环节。
这位勇猛大叔着实惊“冻”了外国网友，不少外国网友也都激“冻”的发表了自己的看法：
@Ishkandar：
Christ !!! Just the thought of this makes me cold !!! And here I am shivering in barely sub-zero London !!!
天啊!!!光想想我就觉得冷!!!我在温度近乎零下的伦敦瑟瑟发抖了!!!
@ShawnyC：
only we humans are capable of such stupidity - what animals would be saying about us if they could speak :)
只有人才会做出这样的愚蠢行为啊——要是动物们会讲话，他们会怎样评价我们呢?哈哈哈。
@iMarriedTwins：
The man in ice cube box was risking his life there. Could be fatally freezing his internal organs without a chance to revert it.
冰槽中的那个人是拿生命冒险啊。这可能会冻坏他的内脏并造成不可挽回的伤害啊!
