Blizzards!
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Great White Hurricane.
内容列表 大白飓风.
4 Extreme Storms.
4"极端风暴".
6 Birth of a Blizzard.
6 闪光灯诞生。
9 Blizzard Country.
9 Blizzard 乡村。
11 Being Prepared and Staying Safe.
11 准备和保持安全。
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 The Great White Hurricane On a March Sunday in 1888, rain fell across the northeast coast of the United States.
16 大白飓风 1888年3月的一个星期天,美国东北海岸上空降下雨水.
The temperature dropped quickly as night fell.
温度随夜降而迅速下降.
The rain turned to ice, then to snow.
雨又变成冰再变成雪.
By Monday morning, howling winds whipped the falling snow into huge drifts.
到了星期一早上,大叫的风将下起的雪 吹成巨大的漂流.
The “Great White Hurricane” lasted three days and buried the cities of Boston and New York.
“大白飓风”持续了三天,埋葬了波士顿和纽约的城市。
Horse carts in New York City haul snow away after the Blizzard of 1888.
纽约市的马车在1888年的"闪电"后 拖去雪地
When the storm was over, more than four hundred people had died.
风暴过后,已有四百多人死亡.
The Blizzard of 1888 had caused millions of dollars in damage.
1888年的布莱扎德号造成了数百万美元的损失.
Ships at sea were sunk.
海上船只被击沉。
Trains were frozen to their tracks, and roads were clogged with snow several stories high.
火车被冻到铁轨上,道路被雪堵了几层高.
It would be well into the summer before the last of the snow would melt.
在最后的雪融化之前 夏天会很长一段时间
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
After the 1888 blizzard, trains on elevated tracks could not run.
1888年暴风雪后,高架轨道上的列车无法运行.
It was because of this blizzard that officials in New York City decided to move the “El” trains below ground and make a subway.
正是由于这场暴风雪,纽约市的官员才决定将"El"列车移到地下并做地铁.
Construction on the first section of New York’s subway system was completed in 1904.
1904年纽约地铁系统第一节工程竣工.
Huge snow piles line the roads beneath elevated train tracks in New York City.
大雪堆起 纽约高地铁轨下方的道路
Extreme Storms Since the Blizzard of 1888, there have been many big snowstorms in the United States.
极端风暴 自1888年的"布莱扎德"(Blizzard)起,美国就发生了多起大雪.
Only some, however, were blizzards.
然而,只有少数是暴风雪。
It takes three things to make a blizzard—strong winds, blinding snow, and freezing cold.
暴风雪要花三件事情才能形成强烈的风能,使雪盲倒地,并冷冻.
In a blizzard, winds blow steadily at more than 35 miles (56 km) per hour.
在暴风雪中,风能以超过35英里(56公里)的时速稳步吹出.
Wind gusts may even reach a hurricane force of 75 miles (119 km) per hour or more.
风潮甚至可能达到每小时75英里(119公里)以上的飓风强度.
Blizzards are known for fierce winds and blowing snow.
布莱扎德以狂风和吹雪而出名.
The strong gales carry falling snow and pick up snow already on the ground.
强烈的气流会带起落下的雪来取出已经放入地上的雪.
The air becomes a spinning cloud of white, making it difficult to see.
空气会变成一团白色的旋转云,让人难以看见.
This is known as a whiteout.
这被称为"出白".
In a whiteout, no one can see anything more than a quarter of a mile (402 m) away.
在一片白地中,没有人能看到超过四分之一英里(402米)外的任何东西.
Safe travel is nearly impossible.
安全旅行几乎是不可能的。
Word Wise The word blizzard originally meant “a violent hit or blow.”
语出智慧 暴风雪一词最初的意思是“暴力打击或打击。 “
It was used to describe shots fired from a cannon.
它被用来描述从一门大炮上发射的子弹.
A small-town Iowa newspaper was the first to use it to describe a powerful snowstorm in the 1870s.
一本小城爱荷华州报纸最早用它来描述1870年代一场强大的暴雪.
Whiteout conditions make driving difficult.
白发条件使得驾驶困难.
The biting winds also make chilly air feel even colder than it really is.
被咬的风也使寒冷的空气感觉甚至比真正的冷.
Blowing gales create something called wind chill.
吹出暴风雨 制造出一种叫"风寒"的东西
Wind chill causes the body to lose heat faster.
风寒使身体减热速度快.
It feels like it is in air that is much colder.
感觉空气中更冷
Wind chill can cause bare skin to freeze, leading to a painful condition known as frostbite.
风寒会使裸露的皮肤被冻住,导致一种被称作"被冻"的痛苦的病症.
Bundling up protects against wind chill and keeps skin safe from freezing.
防风防风 防皮肤被冻
Effect of Wind Chill Actual air temperature 0OF When the wind speed is.
当风速达到时 实际气温0OF
Birth of a Blizzard Blizzards start as snowstorms.
闪电闪电的诞生始于暴风雪。
Moist warm air meets cold air, forming clouds.
湿热空气会遇到冷空气,形成云.
The moisture in the clouds freezes into flakes.
云中的水分会被冻成碎片
If the air near the ground is cool enough, the flakes fall as snow.
如果地面附近的空气足够凉爽的话,片子会像雪一样倒下.
Storm systems have lower air pressure than the clear skies around them.
风暴系统的气压比周围晴朗的天空低.
This difference in air pressure causes air to move and creates wind.
气压的这种差异导致空气移动并产生出风.
The greater the pressure difference, the stronger the wind.
压力差异越大,风力就越强.
Blizzards usually form on the side of a snowstorm where the pressure difference is greatest.
布莱扎德通常会形成于压力差异最大的暴风雪一侧.
Snowstorm clouds form and roll across a lake.
雪花云形成并滚过一湖.
In 2016, a massive blizzard dumped several feet of snow across Virginia and Washington, D.
2016年,一场大规模的暴风雪在弗吉尼亚州和华盛顿州上空倾出多英尺的雪地.
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Here, a cross-country skier glides past the Capitol building during the record-breaking storm.
在创纪录的暴风雨中, 一辆越野滑雪机滑行过国会大厦。
Blizzard Country Blizzards can happen anywhere there is snow, but some places are more likely to have them than others.
布莱扎德乡村暴风雪可以在有雪的地方发生,但有些地方比其他地方更有可能有.
The East Coast of the United States is one such place.
美国东海岸就是这样的地方。
In winter, cold air sometimes sweeps down from Canada.
在冬季,冷空气有时会从加拿大向下扫荡.
The cold northeastern air meets warm, moist air flowing up from the south.
东北寒冷的空气会遇到从南方向上流出暖和而潮湿的空气.
This forms a storm called a nor’easter.
这形成了一场叫做"更不快"的风暴。
A nor’easter can last for several days and makes a lot of snow.
更糟糕的是,
Nor’easters travel north up the East Coast.
东海岸北部也没有人前往。
United States ATLANTIC OCEAN Canada Nor’easter warm moist air harsh cold air Sometimes a fast-moving snowstorm begins in Canada’s western mountains.
美国南极洲 加拿大 有时加拿大西部山区暴起暴风雪,
It then travels east across the American plains, toward the coast.
然后它向东穿过美国平原 向海岸走去
This type of storm is called an Alberta Clipper.
这种类型的风暴被称为"艾伯塔-克利珀特".
Clippers don’t bring a lot of snow.
克利珀斯不会带太多雪来。
They are known instead for their strong winds and bitter cold.
相反,它们以强风和苦寒而出名。
Many of North America’s blizzards start out as nor’easters or Alberta Clippers.
北美许多暴风雪开始时,