CNN News: 極端暴風雪來襲 紐約波士頓關閉學校

I`m Carl Azuz for CNN 10. And Fridays are awesome -- unless you`re in the U.S. Northeast and you hate snow.

歡迎收看CNN學生新聞. 周五太棒了,但是如果你現(xiàn)在在美國東北部,可能就不會這樣想了,你可能會恨透了下雪.

The region is dealing with the affects of what could be the most significant storm of this winter. When the snow emergency is declared in places like Boston, Massachusetts, you know the weather is bad. Blizzard conditions, whiteouts, more than 1,600 flight cancellations, the closure of the largest school district in the United States, and the warnings to people not to leave their homes except in an emergency. This is all because of a storm system that`s affected more than 60 million people in some way. That`s roughly one-fifth of America`s population.

美國東北部在面臨著今年冬天最嚴重的暴風雪.當美國波士頓宣布暴風雪緊急預警,天氣的情況非常的糟糕.暴風雪,到處是一片白茫茫,1600趟航班被取消,美國最大的學區(qū)關閉,同時警告人們,如果沒有緊急情況,人們最好待在家中,不要出門. 這都是此次暴風雪給人們帶來的影響,這次暴風雪影響了6億人,約占美國1/5的人口。

It came on suddenly. Wednesday`s temperature at New York`s John F. Kennedy International Airport was 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Yesterday, it was 25, sinking to a low of 18 overnight, and it came with snow.

這次暴風雪來的突然。周三，紐約肯尼迪國際機場溫度為65華氏度。昨日，為25，一夜之間下降到18，原因是暴風雪的來臨。

Forecasters predicted eight to 12 inches in New York, with wind gusts of 50 miles per hour. Boston was expected to get 12 to 15 inches of snow.

天氣預報員預測，紐約的積雪達到8到12英寸，風速為每小時50英里。而波斯頓的降雪約達到12-15英尺。

And yesterday, in Massachusetts and Connecticut -- thundersnow. Pretty unusual event when a winter snowfall brings the thunder.

昨天，在馬薩諸塞州和康涅狄格州發(fā)生了雷暴雪。冬季降雪伴隨著打雷聲，這是一件很不尋常的事情。

The system was moving out of New York by last night, but it was expected to impact Boston through the weekend. National Weather Service doesn`t expect the temperature there to get above freezing until Sunday.

昨日，紐約暴風雪停止，但是預計將會在周末給波士頓帶來影響。國家氣象局預計周日之前溫度不會回升到零度以上。

Despite the storm`s location, though, and despite its affects, it moved from west to east, from land to sea. It`s not technically a nor`easter, though some folks were calling it that.

暴風雪的發(fā)生的位置以及產(chǎn)生的影響從西到東，從陸地到海洋。盡管有些人稱之為東北風，但是按照技術而言，其并不屬于東北風。

What exactly is the difference?

這到底有什么區(qū)別呢?