New cold front to freeze China

 　　BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- A strong cold front will bring temperatures down by 6 to 10 degrees Celsius¹ in most areas of China from Saturday to Feb. 19, weather forecasters said Wednesday.

　　During the period, temperatures will plunge² by more than 12 degrees Celsius in northeast China and parts of north China, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said in a press release.

　　Light to moderate snow will fall in northeast China, eastern parts of northwest China, western and northern parts of north China and regions along the Yellow and Huaihe rivers, according to the NMC.

　　Overcast³ days and rain or snow were forecast for most parts of south China.

　　The cold front will come on the heels of a weak cold front that lasted from Wednesday to Friday.

1 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。

2 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

3 overcast   

adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天

参考例句：

• The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。
• The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。