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State of emergency for parts of western New York is declared ahead of a major storm

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A winter storm pummeling the region around Buffalo², could bring five feet of snow in coming days. It is expected to be among the most severe storms to hit the region.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Life in western New York is at a standstill this morning. Highways are closed. Flights are canceled. Kids are home from school because this weekend's snowstorm is forecast to be extreme even for Buffalo. Here's Emyle Watkins from our member station WBFO.

EMYLE WATKINS, BYLINE³: Shelves were barren Thursday night at this north Buffalo Target. Milk, juice and bread were all wiped out. There's an old saying from former Mayor Jimmy Griffin about snowstorms. Stay inside, grab a six-pack and watch a good football game. Many were certainly planning on that, as the Sunday Buffalo Bills game got moved to Detroit. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz pleaded with people.

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MARK POLONCARZ: Please stay home.

WATKINS: Buffalo has learned a lesson about staying home. Eight years ago this week, another severe storm, called winter storm Knife, buried suburbs south of Buffalo in 88 inches of snow. Buildings collapsed⁴. Fourteen people died. The breadth of this storm is expected to be twice that of the one in 2014.

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POLONCARZ: One of the things that happened eight years ago is it did not affect all of Erie County. This one is going to affect all of Erie County.

WATKINS: The storm is expected to sweep up the lake and through the Buffalo metro⁵ area on Friday, dropping more than 3 inches of snow an hour. On Saturday, it will hit the northern suburbs and Niagara Falls, then rebound⁶ south as it dies out on Sunday. Poloncarz gave a stern warning.

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POLONCARZ: You are an obstacle to our plow⁷ trucks when you're on the road. And when you get on the road and you get stuck, our plows⁸ can't get past you.

WATKINS: The National Weather Service predicts the storm will rank as extreme. That's the most dangerous ranking on the severity index. County officials are calling it winter storm That IPA. And yes, it's named after a local beer. Former Buffalo Mayor Jimmy Griffin, who advised people to hunker down with a beer during a storm, would approve.

For NPR News, I'm Emyle Watkins in Buffalo.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

6 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

7 plow   

n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough

参考例句：

• At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
• We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。

8 plows   

n.犁( plow的名词复数 )；犁型铲雪机v.耕( plow的第三人称单数 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• Alex and Tony were turning awkward hands to plows and hoe handles. 亚历克斯和托尼在犁耙等农活方面都几乎变成新手了。
• Plows are still pulled by oxen in some countries. 在一些国家犁头仍由牛拖拉。