Blizzards!
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
The Great White Hurricane In 1888, a blizzard hit New York.
大白飓风 1888年,一场暴风雪袭击了纽约.
The storm lasted for three days.
风暴持续了三天.
It caused a lot of harm.
造成了很大的伤害.
Many people died.
许多人丧生.
Extreme Storms The United States has had many blizzards.
极端风暴 美国经历了多起暴风雪.
Three things make up a blizzard— strong winds, blinding snow, and freezing cold.
三事组成了一场暴风雪——强风,弄瞎了雪花,又冷了.
Birth of a Blizzard Snow starts when moist warm air meets cold air.
当湿热空气与冷空气相会时,暴风雪就开始了。
Clouds form, and the water in them freezes into snow.
云出而成形,而其中之水被冻为雪.
The winds whip the snow through the air.
有风将雪从空中鞭打.
It becomes hard to see.
变得很难看
Biting winds also make air feel colder.
咬取风也使空气更冷.
This is called wind chill.
这叫风寒
Wind chill makes the body lose heat faster.
风冷使身体减热速度快.
Skin can freeze.
皮肤能结.
Blizzard Country Blizzards can happen anywhere there is snow.
布莱扎德乡村 布莱扎德可以在有雪的地方发生
The East Coast of the United States is one such place.
美国东海岸就是这样的地方。
harsh cold air warm moist air Storms sometimes move up from the south.
寒冷的空气 温暖的湿润的空气 风暴有时会从南方向上移动
When they do, they may run into cold air moving down from Canada.
当它们从加拿大向下移动时,它们可能会被冷空气冲出。
These storms make lots of snow.
这些暴风雨下了很多雪。
very cold air c o d a r Another type of storm comes from the west.
另一种类型的风暴来自西部。
These storms move fast.
这些风暴移动得很快.
They bring strong winds and freezing cold, but not a lot of snow.
它们带来强风和寒冷,但不多雪.
Being Prepared and Staying Safe Long ago, people were surprised by storms.
很久之前,人们被暴风雨所惊奇
Today, people know more about weather.
今天,人们更了解天气。
They can tell when and where blizzards will strike.
他们知道暴风雪何时何地会来
They can get ready.
他们可以准备好。
They can make sure they have enough food and water to last for days.
它们可以确保它们有足够的食物和水可以持续数天.
People can then go home and wait out the storm.
然后人们就可以回家 等待风暴。
There, they can stay safe and warm.
在那里,他们可以保持安全和温暖。
The best place to be in a blizzard is inside.
在暴风雪中最好的地方就在里面
In time, the storm will end.
等会,暴风雨就会结束
Then it will be safe to have fun in the snow!
那么在雪地里玩会很安全!