When Vanesa Ortiz came to Calgary from Mexico, she found herself in a city gripped by winter.(当瓦内萨·奥尔蒂斯从墨西哥来到卡尔加里时，她发现自己置身于一个被寒冬笼罩的城市。) Outside the airport, it was -15C (5F).
瓦内萨·奥尔蒂斯从墨西哥来到卡尔加里时，发现自己置身于一个被寒冬笼罩的城市。机场外，气温是零下15摄氏度（华氏5度）。
“I would come to understand(逐渐明白) that this was not an extreme cold,” she said. “But in the moment it was terrifying(可怕的).”
“后来我才明白，这还不算极端寒冷，”她说。“但当时那一刻，真的很可怕。”
But she also found in those first moments an immense(巨大的) warmth. She was welcomed by elderly volunteers in white cowboy hats, and Ortiz soon felt that Calgary was a place she could one day raise a family. And yet when the teacher reflects on that moment a decade ago, she worries that the opportunities she had to put down roots could be soon closed to others.(然而，当这位教师回顾十年前的这一刻时，她担心自己曾经拥有的扎根机会可能很快对其他人关闭。)
但她在最初那一刻也感受到了巨大的温暖。戴着白色牛仔帽的老年志愿者欢迎了她，奥尔蒂斯很快觉得，卡尔加里是一个她将来可以养家糊口的地方。然而，当这位教师回顾十年前的这一刻时，她担心自己曾经拥有的扎根机会可能很快对其他人关闭。