美国中西部普降大雪

A major snowstorm in the US Midwest is forcing airports to cancel hundreds of flights, shutting universities and stranding¹ motorists on highways. 　　

美国中西部普降大雪，数百架航班被取消、大学关闭、旅客滞留在公路上。 　　

A United Airlines plane slid off the tarmac at Cleveland’s main airport shortly after landing, forcing passengers and crew to exit by stairs. No injuries have been reported. In Illinois, residents braved frigid² temperatures to dig themselves out from the snow. The storm dumped up to 15 centimeters of snow in parts of the state. Kansas has borne the brunt of the bad weather. In state capital Topeka, snow crews had their work cut out for them after the storm deposited close to 25 centimeters. 　　

美国联合航空公司一架飞机在克利夫兰机场着陆后滑出停机坪，乘客和机组人员被迫从滑梯撤离。目前没有人员伤亡报道。在伊利诺斯州，居民冒着严寒，展开了一场除雪“攻坚战”。该州部分地区积雪深达15厘米。堪萨斯首当其冲。该州首府托皮卡，积雪厚度将近25厘米，雪天工作人员工作起来就更加困难了。

1 stranding   

n.（船只）搁浅v.使滞留，使搁浅( strand的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The airport had to be closed, stranding tourists. 机场被迫关闭，造成游客滞留。 来自辞典例句
• The stream of history had changed course away from him, stranding him in failure. 历史潮流已经改变方向，与他背道而驰，使他陷于失败之中。 来自辞典例句

2 frigid   

adj.寒冷的，凛冽的；冷淡的；拘禁的

参考例句：

• The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。
• She returned his smile with a frigid glance.对他的微笑她报以冷冷的一瞥。