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今天是農(nóng)歷二十四節(jié)氣中的最后一個節(jié)氣——“大寒”。

Major cold - The last of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms.

同時,一股霸王級的寒潮正在席卷全國,所到之處大地冰凍。

中央氣象臺預(yù)計,21日到25日,氣溫還將繼續(xù)下跌,中東部普遍再降溫6-8℃,局地降溫14℃,還有9級陣風!南方也將出現(xiàn)大范圍雨雪!

看看下面這張圖,感受一下藍色寒潮的威力。

*描述寒潮天氣*

我們先來看看英文報道是怎樣描述這股霸王寒潮的。

?Most parts of China will experience a rapid drop in temperatures along with snow and rain in the coming days as a strong cold front is on the way to hit.
一股超級寒潮正席卷而來,未來幾天,我國大部分地區(qū)將經(jīng)歷迅速降溫和雨雪天氣。

cold front:寒潮、冷鋒

?The National Meteorological Center said temperatures will drop sharply in northwestern, northern and northeastern China, with temperatures in some areas down by up to 14 degrees Celsius.
國家氣象中心稱,中國西北部、華北、東北地區(qū)將大幅降溫,局地降溫將達14℃。

meteorological [,mi?t??r?'l?d??k?l]:
氣象的;氣象學的

Celsius ['sels??s] :攝氏度

?Meteorological authorities in eastern Jiangxi Province forecast a cold snap from Wednesday, adding rain and snow to the coldest week since 1992.
江西省氣象部門預(yù)計寒潮周三來襲,伴隨著雨雪天氣,這將是該省1992年以來最寒冷的一周。

cold snap:寒潮

?Sleet and freezing rain is forecast to hit southwest China's Guizhou Province from Thursday to Saturday.
周四到周六,貴州省將迎來雨夾雪、凍雨天氣。

Sleet [sli?t]:
雨夾雪

*寒潮*

人們通常用cold snap、cold wave、cold front、cold spell來表達寒潮。

寒潮是指strong cold air(強冷空氣)由亞洲大陸西部或西北部侵襲中國時的強降溫天氣過程,一般多發(fā)生在秋末、冬季、初春時節(jié)。

當范圍很大的cold air mass(冷氣團)聚集到一定程度,就會大規(guī)模向南入侵,形成寒潮天氣。寒潮地面高壓的前端一般都有一條cold front(冷鋒)。寒潮過后,當?shù)貢躭ow pressure area(低氣壓)控制。

*關(guān)于寒冷的形容詞*

▌crisp

cold and dry

輕微干冷

例句:

Pasto is almost 8,300 feet up in the mountains, so it is cold and crisp, with a blaze of stars across the sky.
帕斯托地處8300英尺海拔高的山脈,又冷又干,天空中閃耀著星星。

▌brisk

fairly cold and a fairly strong wind is blowing

寒冷干燥、寒風猛烈

例句:

A brisk northwest wind swept across the city.
寒冷干燥的西北風橫掃了這個城市。

▌harsh

extremely cold and unpleasant

酷寒

例句:

Harsh weather in the west has left communities buried in snow.
西部地區(qū)的酷寒使整個社區(qū)掩埋在雪里。

▌bleak

very cold and grey

陰冷

例句:

The weather can be extremely bleak on the south.
南部地區(qū)的天氣會極度陰冷。

▌biting

so cold that makes you feel very uncomfortable

刺骨的寒冷

例句:

He leant forward to protect himself against the biting wind.
他佝僂著身體以避寒風。

▌raw

unpleasantly cold

陰冷

例句:

Once they cleared the housetops, the wind was raw and biting.
他們清掃完屋頂后,頓時感到陰冷的刺骨寒風。

▌frosty

cold enough to produce frost

霜凍的寒冷

例句:

He breathed in the frosty air.
他吸進冰冷的空氣。

▌icy

extremely cold;an icy road has ice on it

冰冷的;結(jié)冰的

例句:

It's icy out there! Be careful!
外面結(jié)冰了,路上小心!

*寒冷的天氣現(xiàn)象*

▌blizzard

a big strong winter storm with lots of snow and wind

暴風雪

例句:

In some parts of Zhejiang, residents will experience blizzard conditions.
浙江部分地區(qū)會遭遇暴風雪天氣。

▌flurry

a light, brief shower of snow

小陣雪

例句:

Flurries began to fall for a number of hours before the storm really started.
暴風來臨前,小陣雪持續(xù)了數(shù)個小時。

▌frost

a thin layer of ice crystals that form on a frozen surface like grass or a car

例句:

I know winter is coming when I begin to see frost in the yard in the morning.
當我在看見院子里的霜時,我知道冬天來了。

▌hail

small pieces of ice that fall from the sky

冰雹

例句:

The hail was so big it made dents in people’s cars and cracked windshields.
大塊冰雹在人們的車上砸出了凹痕,砸裂了擋風玻璃。

▌sleet

a mixture of rain and snow

雨夾雪

例句:

Sleet is my least favorite kind of weather because it is both cold and wet.
雨夾雪是最討人厭的天氣,因為它又寒冷又潮濕。

▌freezing rain

rain that falls when surface temperatures are below freezing

凍雨

例句:

Icy weather and freezing rain continue to batter regions across South China.
冰冷天氣和凍雨將繼續(xù)侵襲南方地區(qū)。

注:凍雨不同于雨夾雪或冰雹,這種雨從天空落下時是低于0°C的過冷水滴,在碰到樹枝、電線、地面或其他地上物,就會在這些物體上凍結(jié)成外表光滑、晶瑩透明的一層冰殼。

*集中供暖*

下面是拉仇恨的部分,都說冬天是“北方人得瑟,南方人哆嗦”的季節(jié)。

因為有一條南北供暖分界線(North-South Central Heating Supply Line),這條線以秦嶺、淮河為界,劃定了北方集中供暖區(qū)。

北方采用的集中供暖系統(tǒng)稱為central heating system。

“供暖”也稱為heating supply。

提供集中供暖(central heating)的這段時間也就是heating season,供暖季。

而沒有暖氣的南方人民,到了冬天,只能靠空調(diào)或者電暖器取暖了(southern residents are forced to rely on air conditioners and heaters)。

不管你在南方北方,寒潮當前,還是多穿點吧!

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