Vocabulary:

词汇:

volunteers

志愿者

clear

清扫，清除

bracing themselves

做准备

disruption

扰乱，混乱

slid

打滑，滑落

It might look like a scene from a Christmas card, but not for long. In the north-east of the US, hundreds of volunteers have joined the effort to clear the snow.

这看上去好像是圣诞卡上的画面，不过它不会持续太久。在美国东北部几千名志愿者都已经加入了清雪行动。

Many areas are bracing themselves for floods as temperatures begin to rise.

随着气温回升许多地区正在为可能出现的洪水做准备。

Several days of heavy snowfall have caused serious disruption in New York state.

连续数日的大雪严重干扰了纽约州的正常生活。

In Michigan, this plane slid off the icy runway at Detroit Airport, shortly after landing.

在密歇根州的底特律机场，这架飞机刚一降落就打滑，滑出了冰雪覆盖的跑道。

It might look like a scene from a Christmas card, but not for long. In the north-east of the US, hundreds of volunteers have joined the effort to clear the snow.

这看上去好像是圣诞卡上的画面，不过它不会持续太久。在美国东北部几千名志愿者都已经加入了清雪行动。

Many areas are bracing themselves for floods as temperatures begin to rise.

随着气温回升许多地区正在为可能出现的洪水做准备。

Several days of heavy snowfall have caused serious disruption in New York state.

连续数日的大雪严重干扰了纽约州的正常生活。

In Michigan, this plane slid off the icy runway at Detroit Airport, shortly after landing.

根州的底特律机场，这架飞机刚一降落就打滑，滑出了冰雪覆盖的跑道。