In the spirit of the holiday season, which is winding to a blissfully overweight close, I give you an article about something you may or may not have just struggled through if you flew home for the holidays (which I did).
圣诞节期间美国遭遇暴风雪袭击，已至少造成15人死亡，2000次美国航班延误或取消。
据报道，因暴雪严寒造成人员死亡的州包括肯塔基州、俄亥俄州、印第安纳州、阿肯色州、俄克拉何马州、得克萨斯州、路易斯安那州、宾夕法尼亚州和弗吉尼亚州。
很多地区发出警告提醒人们不要外出，因为凛冽狂风、低温和充满危险的路况对行人构成威胁。气象部门说，位于美国东北部的新英格兰地区数州即将出现大雪天气，缅因州部分地区的降雪厚度达18英寸(约45厘米)。因此，很多人的圣诞节假期旅行计划受到影响。
目前，已有超过20万居民家中断电，成千上万出游的人们滞留在各处。nba推迟了原本于周三晚在印第安纳波利斯举行的印第安纳步行者对芝加哥公牛队的篮球赛。
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圣 | kū | (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables); (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred |
| 诞 | dǎn | birth; brag; to increase |
| 节期 | jié qī | festival season |
| 间 | jiān | between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms |
| 美国 | Měi guó | United States; USA; US |
| 遭 | zāo | to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident |
| 遇 | Yù | surname Yu |
| 暴 | bǎo | violent; fierce; sudden; cruel; to expose; to spoil (bao4); to expose to the sun (pu4) |
| 风雪 | fēng xuě | snowstorm |
| 袭 | xī | (bound form) to raid; to attack; (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding |
| 击 | jī | to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2] |
| 已 | yǐ | already; to stop; then; afterwards |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least; (to say the) least |
| 造 | zǎo | to make; to manufacture; to fabricate; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); classifier for crops |
| 成 | Chéng | surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1] |
| 人 | rén | person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | to die; death |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated e… |
| 航 | háng | boat; ship; craft; to navigate; to sail; to fly |
| 班 | Bān | surname Ban |
| 延 | Yán | surname Yan |
| 误 | wù | mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly |
| 或 | huò | maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or |
| 取 | qǔ | to take; to get; to choose; to fetch |
| 消 | xiāo | to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take |
| 据 | jǔ | according to; based on; evidence |
| 报 | bào | to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2]); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; new… |
| 道 | dào | road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quot… |
| 因 | yīn | old variant of 因[yin1]; cause; reason; because |
| 雪 | Xuě | surname Xue |
| 严 | yān | strict; severe; tight; rigorous; father (formal); surname Yan |
| 寒 | hán | cold; poor; to tremble |
| 成人 | chéng rén | to reach adulthood; an adult |
| 员 | yuán | (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member; classifier for military generals |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 州 | zhōu | prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland) |
| 包 | Bāo | surname Bao |
| 括 | kuǒ | (bound form) to tie up; to tighten up; to put (text) in brackets |
| 肯 | kěn | old variant of 肯[ken3]; to agree; to consent; to be willing to |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]); (loanword) (pastry) tart; old variant of 塔[ta3] |
| 基 | jī | (bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Can… |
| 俄 | ||
| 亥 | hài | 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar; ancient Chinese compass point: 330° |
| 印 | Yìn | surname Yin; abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4], India |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high… |
| 安 | An | surname An |
| 纳 | Nà | surname Na |
| 阿肯色 | A kěn sè | Arkansas, US state |
| 克 | Kè | abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia; Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God; variant of 剋|克[ke4] |
| 拉 | lā | to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels |
| 何 | Hé | surname He |
| 马 | Mǎ | surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4] |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished |
| 萨 | sǎ | (component of Buddhist transliterations such as 菩萨 bodhisattva); surname Sa |
| 斯 | Sī | Slovakia; Slovak; abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4] |
| 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 易 | Yì | surname Yi; I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]) |
| 那 | Nā | surname Na |
| 宾 | bin | visitor; object (in grammar) |
| 夕 | xī | (bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night; Taiwan pr. [xi4] |
| 法 | fǎ | variant of 法[fa3]; France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]; old variant of 法[fa3]; law |
| 尼 | ní | Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings) |
| 亚 | Yà | Asia; Asian; Taiwan pr. [Ya3] |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2]) |
| 弗 | ||
| 吉 | Jí | short name for Jilin 吉林[Ji2 lin2]; surname Ji |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly- |
| 地区 | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 发出 | fā chū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) |
| 警 | jíng | to alert; police |
| 告 | gào | (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind; to call attention to; to warn of |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 外出 | wài chū | to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 凛 | ||
| 冽 | ||
| 狂风 | kuáng fēng | gale; squall; whole gale (meteorology) |
| 低 | dī | low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline |
| 温 | wen | warm; temperate; temperature; to warm up; to review; surname Wen |
| 充 | chong | sufficient; full; to serve as; to act as |
| 满 | Mǎn | Manchu ethnic group |
| 危险 | wēi xiǎn | danger; dangerous |
| 路况 | lù kuàng | road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to sui… |
| 行人 | xíng rén | pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor |
| 构 | gǒu | to reach by stretching |
| 威 | wei | power; prestige |
| 胁 | xiē | flank (the side of one's torso); to threaten |
| 气象 | qì xiàng | meteorological condition; weather; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene |
| 部门 | bù mén | department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 位于 | wèi yú | to be located at; to be situated at; to lie |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 北部 | běi bù | northern part |
| 新 | Xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin |
| 英 | Yīng | United Kingdom; British; England; English; abbr. for 英國|英国[Ying1 guo2] |
| 格 | gē | used in 格登[ge1 deng1] |
| 兰 | lān | orchid; surname Lan |
| 数 | shǔ | to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list |
| 即将 | jí jiāng | about to; on the point of; soon |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 大雪 | Dà xuě | Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 缅因 | Miǎn yīn | Maine, US state |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 降雪 | jiàng xuě | to snow; snowfall |
| 厚 | hòu | thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress |
| 度 | dù | to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences |
| 达 | Dá | surname Da |
| 英寸 | yīng cùn | inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) |
| 约 | yāo | to weigh in a balance or on a scale |
| 厘米 | lí mǐ | centimeter |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 节 | jiē | see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3] |
| 假 | gēi | used in 假掰[gei1 bai1]; to borrow (variant of 假[jia3]) |
| 期 | qī | variant of 期[qi1]; period; cycle; a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] |
| 旅行 | lu:3 xíng | to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4] |
| 计 | Jì | surname Ji |
| 划 | huá | to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth); to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth); to strike (a match) |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 影响 | yǐng xiǎng | influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb; CL:股[gu3] |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional) |
| 超 | chao | to exceed; to surpass; to pass; ultra- |
| 过 | Guō | surname Guo |
| 万 | mò | used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]; surname Wan |
| 居民 | jū mín | resident; inhabitant |
| 家 | jiā | used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]; home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some act… |
| 中断 | zhōng duàn | to cut short; to break off; to discontinue; to interrupt |
| 电 | diàn | lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc |
| 成千 | chéng qiān | thousands |
| 上万 | shàng wàn | over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for…; variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 游 | Yóu | surname You; to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel |
| 滞 | zhǐ | (bound form) sluggish; stagnant |
| 留 | líu | old variant of 留[liu2]; to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 各处 | gè chù | every place |
| 推 | tuī | to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage |
| 迟 | Chí | surname Chi |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 原本 | yuán běn | originally; the original; original copy; original version |
| 于 | Yú | surname Yu; (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used i… |
| 周三 | Zhōu sān | Wednesday |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening; night; late |
| 波 | Bō | (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]); surname Bo |
| 利 | Lì | surname Li |
| 举 | jǔ | variant of 舉|举[ju3]; to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed |
| 行 | háng | (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in … |
| 步行者 | bù xíng zhě | pedestrian |
| 芝 | ||
| 加 | Jiā | Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jia |
| 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 公牛 | gōng níu | bull |
| 队 | duì | squadron; team; group; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 篮 | lán | basket (receptacle); basket (in basketball) |
| 球赛 | qíu sài | (ball sports) game; match; CL:場|场[chang3] |
This Christmas season, America is suffering through a blizzard, which has already caused at least 15 deaths and the delay or cancellation of 2000 flights.
According to reports, the snowstorm and bitter cold has caused deaths in states including Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Many regions issued warnings reminding people not to go outside, because the biting cold, howling winds, low temperatures and dangerous traffic conditions compose a threat to pedestrians. The weather department said that severe snow will soon appear in America’s northeastern New England area, with snowfall in Maine reaching 18 inches (about 45 centimeters). As a result, many people’s Christmas travel plans will be effected.
Currently, 200,000 homes have already experienced electrical outages, and tens of thousands of travelers have been detained. [Also due to snow] in Indianapolis, the NBA postponed Wednesday night’s Indiana Pacers vs. Chicago Bulls basketball game.