全球同冷暖 英国遭遇百年一遇强降雪
日期:2010-01-07 09:54

(单词翻译:单击)

在伦敦,密集的鹅毛大雪从五日晚间就开始飘落,六日整天几乎持续不断。尽管路政部门已在主要干道撒上化雪剂,但持续飘落的雪花依然使路面变得泥泞冰滑。在一些小道上,记者看到多辆汽车抛锚在路中间,无法动弹。

Heavy snowfall across UK

Heavy snowfall continues to cause headaches for many commuters across the United Kingdom, closing airports and motorways, and forcing hundreds of schools to remain closed.

Gatwick, Luton, Birmingham and Southampton airports were shut overnight as heavy snow and freezing temperatures grounded flights.

Delays and cancellations hit many other international airports, including London's Heathrow.

As snow clogged roads and hit transport services, people were advised to travel only if their journeys were essential, or with skis.

Jane, doctor, said, "Easier than everyone else's. Saw a lot of people pushing bikes, a lot of cars stuck, I'm glad I'm on my skis."

"Yes, I am a doctor in a hospital, so doing my best to get there." Jane answered our reporter's question.

On Tuesday, a driver was killed when two trucks collided on a motorway near Manchester in northwest England, and 15-thousand incidents across the country were reported.

People were working round the clock to ease the chaos the bad weather had brought.

Dr. James Leggate, Spokesperson of Salford Royal Infirmary, said, "Normal day to day services are having to be curtailed, and we are delivering the urgent and emergency care which is obviously the priority in this particular weather time."

Up to 40 centimeters of snow fell in parts of the country as the bad weather headed south from Scotland.

Britain's weather service said unusually heavy snow was expected in the south on Wednesday, although the UK's capital London was largely expected to be spared from the worst weather.

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重点单词
  • fell动词fall的过去式 n. 兽皮 vt. 砍伐,击倒 a
  • essentialn. 要素,要点 adj. 必要的,重要的,本质的
  • particularadj. 特殊的,特别的,特定的,挑剔的 n. 个别项目
  • groundedadj. [物]接地的;有基础的 v. 停(ground
  • overnightn. 前晚 adj. 通宵的,晚上的,前夜的 adv.
  • priorityn. 优先权,优先顺序,优先
  • transportn. 运输、运输工具;(常用复数)强烈的情绪(狂喜或狂怒
  • chaosn. 混乱,无秩序,混沌