Strong cold front to sweep China

 Strong cold front to sweep China

BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A strong cold front coming from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous¹ Region will drop temperatures in most parts of China in the next three days, the country's national observatory² forecast Sunday.

Temperatures in most regions across the country will fall by four to eight degrees Celsius³, along with strong winds, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said.

Some northern regions will experience temperature drops from 10 to 12 degrees Celsius, it added.

Most parts of the country will see light to heavy rain in the next few days, and light to moderate snow may fall in parts of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces, the NMC said.

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

3 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。