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本帖最后由 noonoo 于 2008-12-25 21:37 编辑
Snow causes N America travel woe
大雪导致北美交通堵塞
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7799607.stm  Flights in Vancouver remained grounded on Christmas Eve
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Thousands of holiday travellers in the United States and Canada are struggling to make it to their destinations for as heavy snow brought travel chaos.
由于大雪给北美交通造成混乱，数千名美国和加拿大旅客滞留原地，目前不知他们是否能赶在圣诞节时与家人团聚。
Some faced spending Christmas Day at Chicago airport as officials worked to restore service after hundreds of flights were cancelled on Tuesday.
部分旅客今年可能要在芝加哥机场度过他们的圣诞节，机场官方已经在周二取消了数百架次的航班，目前正在努力恢复正常运转。
Rail services and highways have also been badly affected.
铁路和公路交通亦因为大雪受到严重影响。
Large parts of western US have been affected, and meteorologists forecast more snow and storms to come.
美国西部大部分地区都受到大雪的影响，当地气象部门声称，后续会有更大的暴风雪天气。
Canada is expected to receive a coast-to-coast white Christmas for the first time in 37 years.
加拿大可能迎来37年以来第一次东西海岸同时降雪的白色圣诞。
Air Canada was forced to cancel its short and medium-haul flights out of Vancouver on Wednesday because of the snowy conditions.
因为大雪天气，加拿大被迫取消了温哥华所有的中短途航班。
Picks and shovels
除雪行动
Around 500 travellers spent Tuesday night at Chicago's O'Hare international airport - the country's second busiest airport - after some 500 flights were cancelled.
由于芝加哥O‘Hare国际机场取消了500多次航班，导致大约有500名旅客周二在机场过夜。芝加哥机场是全美第二大的机场。
More than 100 flights were cancelled on Christmas Eve, and the city's aviation department said it had requested 75 temporary beds for stranded passengers.
圣诞前夜又取消了100多架航班，芝加哥城市航空部门已经给滞留机场的旅客派发了75床临时床铺。
 Some 500 passengers have been stranded at Chicago airport
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Weather problems at several other airports had led to a ripple effect across the country, with delays from San Francisco and Dallas to Boston and New York.
恶劣天气同时还给其它几个城市造成连锁反应，给从旧金山、达拉斯飞往波士顿和纽约的很多飞机造成晚点。
And rail services were also hit badly, with hundreds of passengers facing delays of up to 24 hours.
由天大雪给铁路交通造成的影响，数百名旅客的火车晚点将超过24个小时。
Operator Amtrak said its crews in some cities had headed out with picks and shovels to clear snow-covered track switches.
现场调度员Amtrak说，目前已经派了很多人在清理铁轨上的厚厚积雪。
On the roads, at least 30 deaths have been blamed on the weather, the Associated Press reports.
公路方面，因为恶劣天气已经造成至少30人死亡，美联社说。
On Wednesday two men died in an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains in the state of Utah
本周三，两位男性在犹他州的洛基山遭遇雪崩死亡。
Meteorologists warn that more bad weather is to come - with up to nine inches (22cm) of snow forecast for Portland, Oregon.
气象部门发出警告说，将来天气会更加恶化——波特兰和俄勒岗的降雪厚度将会达到22厘米。 |
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