阿联酋降罕见大雪 民众登山乐开花
日期:2017-02-20 16:06

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Emiratis frolic in the snow as temperatures plummet in the UAE
近日,由于阿联酋的气温骤降,该国全体国民开启了一场雪上狂欢。
The UAE's weather service, the National Center of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS), reported that the usually warm and arid region experienced temperatures as low as -5 degrees Celsius (23 Fahrenheit) last Friday evening.
根据阿联酋气象服务部门--国家气象中心报道,以往炎热干旱的地区在上周五晚上气温都下降到了零下五摄氏度(23华氏度)。
The rare snowfall covered the UAE's tallest peak, Jebel Jais, and residents weren't afraid to brave the cold.
罕见的降雪让阿联酋的最高峰贾伊斯峰银装素裹,但当地居民都不畏寒潮。
Many gathered on the mountain and spent the day building snowmen, having snowball fights and holding tobogganing races
许多人纷纷聚集在山上,花整天的时间一起堆雪人、打雪仗、举行滑雪比赛。

阿联酋降罕见大雪 民众登山乐开花

While the region Ras al-Khaimah has experienced snow several years in a row, the heavy snowfall at Jebel Jais mountain was unusual.
尽管在拉斯阿尔卡麦地区,连年下雪是再正常不过的事,但在贾伊斯峰山上,这样大的降雪还是很少见的。
"It was pretty busy (on the mountain) as we don't usually get snow in UAE, so people from all (over) the Emirates came to see the snow," a photographer in the region, Shakar Alzaabi, told CNN.
当地一位名叫夏克尔·阿尔扎比的摄影师向CNN透露:“我们都玩疯了(在山上),因为在阿联酋看见雪实在太难得了,所以全国的人都到这儿来看雪了。”
The average minimum temperature across the UAE since 2003 has been 13.3 degrees Celsius (55.58 Fahrenheit) according to the NCMS.
根据阿联酋气象局的报道,自从2003年以来,阿联酋出现过的最低气温是13.3摄氏度(55.58华氏度)。
Despite the snow being welcomed and celebrated by many, elsewhere organizers for the Tour of Dubai were forced to cancel stage four of the cycling race due to high winds causing dangerous conditions.
虽然这场大雪在当地收到了极大的欢迎,但这也使得“环迪拜自行车赛”的组织者不得不取消第四阶段的骑行比赛,因为大风天气可能会造成许多危险的后果。

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重点单词
  • plummetn. 铅锤,铅垂线 vi. 垂直落下,暴跌
  • experiencedadj. 有经验的
  • rown. 排,船游,吵闹 vt. 划船,成排 vi. 划船,
  • aridadj. 干燥的,不毛的 adj. 枯燥的,无趣的
  • temperaturen. 温度,气温,体温,发烧
  • rareadj. 稀罕的,稀薄的,罕见的,珍贵的 adj. 煎得
  • celebratedadj. 著名的,声誉卓著的 动词celebrate的过
  • unusualadj. 不平常的,异常的
  • photographern. 摄影师
  • meteorologyn. 气象学,气象状态