本期内容：

A huge snowstorm hit the American east coast. At least 19 people died. Power supplies to 200,000 were cut and more than 11,000 flights were cancelled. The snowfall in New York, of 26.8 inches was the second-deepest in the city’s history. East Asia also suffered abnormal weather: more than 50 were reported to have died in Taiwan’s coldest snap in decades; Guangzhou, in southern China, saw its first snow since 1929.

词义解析:

Snowstorm: 暴风雪
Power supplies：电力供应
Abnormal：异常的
Snap：寒汛期