夏说英语新闻晨读 第43期:广州下雪全球变暖的前兆

 本期内容：

A huge snowstorm hit the American east coast. At least 19 people died. Power supplies to 200,000 were cut and more than 11,000 flights were cancelled. The snowfall in New York, of 26.8 inches was the second-deepest in the city’s history. East Asia also suffered abnormal¹ weather: more than 50 were reported to have died in Taiwan’s coldest snap² in decades; Guangzhou, in southern China, saw its first snow since 1929.

词义解析:

Snowstorm: 暴风雪
Power supplies：电力供应
Abnormal：异常的
Snap：寒汛期

1 abnormal   

adj.反常的，不正常的，不规则的

参考例句：

• This warm weather is abnormal for February.二月里这种温暖的天气不太正常。
• That is simply abnormal.那简直是反常的。

2 snap   

n.啪地移动，突然断掉；v.猛咬，咬断，谩骂，砰然关上

参考例句：

• He broke off the twig with a snap.他啪地一声把那根树枝折断了。
• These earrings snap on with special fasteners.这副耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。