美国南部遭遇“一生一次”的降雪和严寒
📖 逐句对照翻译
People in the southern U.S. state of Florida are used to warm, sunny weather.
美国南部佛罗里达州的人们习惯了温暖晴朗的天气。
But on January 21, Floridians saw a rare sight: snow on their beaches.
但在1月21日，佛罗里达州居民目睹了罕见的一幕：海滩上出现了积雪。
A cold weather system brought snow to several southern states in what many are calling a once-in-a-lifetime event.
一个寒冷天气系统给几个南方州带来了降雪，许多人称之为一生难遇的事件。
So much snow fell across the American South that snowballs flew on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, and children and parents used any kind of plastic they could find to slide down snow-covered hills along the Mississippi River.
美国南部降下大雪，路易斯安那州新奥尔良的波旁街上人们打起了雪仗，孩子和家长们利用手头能找到的各种塑料制品，沿着密西西比河畔白雪覆盖的山坡滑雪。
The Associated Press reported that 24.9 centimeters of snow fell near the small town of Milton, Florida.
美联社报道称，佛罗里达州米尔顿小镇附近降雪量达24.9厘米。
That breaks the snowfall record of 10.1 centimeters from 1954.
这打破了1954年10.1厘米的降雪记录。
"It's an incredible, incredible event," said Michael Mugrage.
迈克尔·穆格雷奇说：“这是一次令人难以置信的、不可思议的事件。”
Mugrage is a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama.
穆格雷奇是阿拉巴马州莫比尔市国家气象局办公室的气象学家。
That is where many of the highest snowfall numbers from the South were reported.
那里是南方许多最高降雪量数据的报告地。
"It puts it in perspective how rare this is."
这让人们意识到这种情况有多么罕见。
Milton is northeast of Pensacola, Florida, where 22.6 centimeters broke the city's previous all-time snow record of 7.6 centimeters set in 1895.
米尔顿位于佛罗里达州彭萨科拉东北部，该市此次降雪量达22.6厘米，打破了1895年创下的7.6厘米的历史降雪纪录。
Here are some places reporting rare snowfall events:
以下是一些报告了罕见降雪事件的地点：
New Orleans, Louisiana
路易斯安那州新奥尔良
The National Weather Service reported that in some parts of New Orleans, 25 centimeters of snow fell.
美国国家气象局报告称，新奥尔良部分地区降雪量达25厘米。
That broke the city's record of 6.8 centimeters from 1963.
这打破了该市1963年6.8厘米的纪录。
Houston, Texas
休斯顿，德克萨斯州
In Texas, up to 10 centimeters of snow fell in the Houston area.
在得克萨斯州，休斯顿地区降雪量高达10厘米。
The area reportedly does not own any trucks with snow-moving equipment known as snowplows.
据报道，该地区没有任何配备扫雪设备的卡车，也就是扫雪车。
Charleston, South Carolina
南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿
More than 10 centimeters of snow fell in and around Charleston, South Carolina, where snow closed the airport.
南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿及其周边地区降雪超过10厘米，大雪导致机场关闭。
Mobile, Alabama
阿拉巴马州莫比尔
At Mobile Regional Airport in Alabama, 15.7 centimeters of snow was recorded, breaking the city's one-day snowfall record of 12.7 centimeters.
阿拉巴马州莫比尔地区机场记录到15.7厘米的降雪，打破了该市12.7厘米的单日降雪纪录。
The record was set on January 24, 1881, the weather service said.
气象部门表示，该纪录是在1881年1月24日创下的。
A reported snowfall total of 28 centimeters in the small town of Babbie in southern Alabama was among the highest nationwide for the day.
阿拉巴马州南部小镇巴比的降雪总量据报达到28厘米，是全美当天降雪量最大的地区之一。
Cold and snowy
寒冷多雪
It was very cold in Mobile, too.
莫比尔也很冷。
The National Weather Service said a low of minus 14 Celsius tied the third-coldest low temperature record for the city, set in 1899.
美国国家气象局表示，零下14摄氏度的最低气温追平了该市1899年创下的第三低温纪录。
In Louisiana, all-time records for low temperatures were reported in the cities of New Iberia and Lafayette.
在路易斯安那州，新伊比利亚和拉法叶两座城市报告了历史最低温度记录。
Wednesday's low of minus 17 Celsius in New Iberia broke a record that had stood since 1962.
新伊比利亚周三的最低气温降至零下17摄氏度，打破了自1962年以来的纪录。
Lafayette's low of minus 16 Celsius broke a record that dates back to 1899.
拉斐特零下16摄氏度的低温打破了1899年以来的纪录。
Across several southern states, flights were cancelled, and some highways were closed.
在南部几个州，航班被取消，部分高速公路也被关闭。
Europe’s climate agency reports record high temperatures
欧洲气候机构报告气温创历史新高
The record snowfall and low temperatures did not affect the entire world.
创纪录的降雪和低温并未影响全球各地。
The AP reports Europe's Copernicus climate service data shows the first 20 days of January 2025 had the highest average temperature worldwide recorded for the first 20 days of any year.
美联社报道，欧洲哥白尼气候变化服务局的数据显示，2025年1月前20天的全球平均气温是有记录以来所有年份前20天中最高的。
So far this year, U.S. weather has set or equaled 697 daily records for coldest temperatures.
今年到目前为止，美国天气已经创下或持平了697项最低气温的日记录。
That is close to the 629 daily records that have been reported so far this year for warmest temperatures.
这与今年迄今为止报告的629项最高气温日记录相近。
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that in the past 365 days, U.S. weather stations have recorded five times as many heat records as cold records.
美国国家海洋和大气管理局表示，在过去365天里，美国气象站记录的高温纪录是低温纪录的五倍。
Scientists say they seem to be seeing more cool air but not cooler weather.
科学家表示，他们似乎观测到了更多冷空气，但天气并未因此变得更凉爽。
Some scientists hold the theory that warm temperatures in the Arctic area are displacing cold air which is pushed further south.
一些科学家认为，北极地区气温升高正使得冷空气向南推移。
I’m Jill Robbins.
我是吉尔·罗宾斯。
Jill Robbins adapted this story from Associated Press reports for Learning English.
吉尔·罗宾斯根据美联社的报道为学习英语改编了这个故事。
