2010年英语专业四级 新闻5
日期:2013-12-04 08:30

(单词翻译:单击)

The Northwest braced for blizzards Friday night.
星期五晚上西北地区遭遇暴风雪。
Icy roads created from storms this week paralyzed much of the greater Seattle, Washington area, where schools were closed and bus routes were suspended Friday as roads were too icy to navigate.
本周暴风雨造成华盛顿州大西雅图地区大部分地区的道路结冰,陷入瘫痪。由于路面结冰严重,周五学校停课,公交暂时停运。
Two charter buses carrying 80 people that collided and skidded off a road were pulled to safety.
两辆载有80人的包租巴士相撞并滑出公路,目前已安全撤离。
The buses crashed through a metal railing and hung precariously over Interstate 5 for several hours before tow trucks pulled them back on the road.
两辆公共汽车撞穿了一根金属栏杆,摇摇欲坠地悬挂在5号州际公路上,几个小时后,拖车将它们拖回公路。
The snowfall closed the airport for several hours and cut into local business hours for retail shops during the busiest shopping season of the year.
受大雪影响,机场关闭了几个小时;目前正是一年中最繁忙的购物季节,当地零售商店的营业时间被迫缩减。

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重点单词
  • suspendedadj. 悬浮的;暂停的,缓期的(宣判)
  • precariouslyadv. 危险地,不稳固地
  • retailn. 零售 vt. 零售,传述 adv. 以零售形式
  • navigatevi. 航行,驾驶,操纵 vt. 航行,驾驶
  • chartern. 宪章,特许,(船、机、车等的)租赁 vt. 特许,