CCTV9英语新闻11月：中国东北地区20毫米的降雪

Northeast China has been hit by another bout¹ of heavy snow from Sunday. In Heilongjiang Province, blizzard² warnings were upgraded to the highest red alert on Monday afternoon.

Seven expresways are closed, and traffic restrictions³ are temporarily imposed in the provincial⁴ capital Harbin. The continued snowfall has also shut down expressways in neighboring Jilin and Liaoning Provinces.

 

A citizen pushes his vehicle on a road in Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 25, 2013. (Xinhua/Zhang Chunxiang)

 

However, air and rail transport have not been seriously affected⁵ there.

Some parts in the Northeast may see heavy snow of more than 20 millimeters in the next 24 hours. The National Meteorological Center says it will continue through Tuesday.

 

Buses move in the snow on the road in Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 25, 2013. (Xinhua/Zhang Chunxiang)

 

 

Snow on the road are cleared away by snow removers in Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 25, 2013.(Xinhua/Zhang Chunxiang)

1 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

2 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。