Unusual 'ice pancakes' normally only found in the Arctic and Antarctic have been spotted in Britain, as temperatures plunged to -11C with almost the whole country in the grip of icy weather.

　　英國大部分地區(qū)遭遇極寒天氣，最低氣溫降至零下11度，出現(xiàn)了只在北極和南極才有的“冰雪薄餅”。

　　The ice had frozen in a flat, round shape, around the size of a dinner plate, with the unusual patterns often caused by swirling foam floating on a river starting to freeze, usually overnight.

　　冰塊被凍成了平底的、圓形的形狀，尺寸跟餐盤一般大。這種特殊的形狀是由漂浮在河流上的旋轉(zhuǎn)泡沫凍結(jié)而成的，通常在一夜間就出現(xiàn)了。

　　Commuters were hit with chaos on the roads - including a 14-car pile-up - due to slippery conditions in the aftermath of the snowfall.

　　極寒天氣下，上下班路上也很難通行。暴雪過后，路面濕滑難行，還導(dǎo)致了一起14車連環(huán)相撞事故。