These houses are warm, though in the spring they begin to get rather wet and damp, and the heat of the summer sun compels the Eskimos to abandon them.

• 这些用雪堆成的房子非常暖和，只是到了开春，它们就开始变得潮湿不堪，终于随着夏天气温的升高，人们就不得不放弃它们。