2月12日,北京终于迎来一场像样的降雪,不少人的朋友圈都被雪景刷屏了。
不过别着急,据中央气象台预报,13日晚间至14日,新疆北部、西北地区东部、华北、东北地区南部、黄淮、江汉北部等地将会出现一次比较明显的小到中雪或雨夹雪天气过程,此轮雨雪过程将比12日强度更强,范围更大。 Residents in Beijing awoke to snowy scenes on Tuesday, and more of the white stuff is expected to arrive in the capital on Thursday, adding a bit more romance to Valentine’s Day. “Beijing has recently witnessed drier winters with smaller snowfalls than the average seen in past decades. But the recent snow will help the capital reach its average,” said Chen Tao, chief forecaster at the National Meteorological Center on Tuesday. 其实,在2月6日,北京就有过一场降雪,不过,因为太小,被很多网友戏称为“头皮屑式降雪”,这样少量的降雪我们可以称之为dustings of snow。Dusting作为名词的另一个意思指“给(家具等)除尘”,比如,The furniture needs a good dusting。 The average precipitation in the city reached 0.5 millimeters from 1 am to 4 pm on Tuesday and the highest precipitation — 3 mm — was recorded at Erhaituo weather station in the hilly Yanqing district, the city’s meteorological bureau said. 降水量(precipitation)是衡量一个地区降水多少的数据。按气象观测规范规定,气象站在有降水的情况下,每隔六小时观测一次。6小时中降下来的雨雪统统融化为水,称为6小时降水量(6-hour precipitation);24小时降下来的雨雪统统融化为水,称为24小时降水量(24-hour precipitation);……一年中,降下来的雨雪统统融化为水,称为“年降水量(annual precipitation)”。 我们平时听到的有效降水(effective precipitation)指的是日降水量大于或等于0.1毫米(precipitation of more than 0.1 mm in one day)。 雨雪天气影响出行安全 目前正值春运返程高峰,此次大范围雨雪天气过程将对交通运输以及生产生活造成不利影响。 The recent snow accumulation may ease the current drought in North China, but more snow could affect transportation to some extent since a large population is pouring back into big cities after the Spring Festival holiday, Chen said. The expected snow will cover broader regions across North and Northwest China, and parts of South China will continue to see rain in the coming days.
blizzard 大风雪 snowstorm 暴风雪 blowing snow 高吹雪 drifting snow 低吹雪/飘雪 sleet 雨夹雪 freezing rain 冻雨(注:冻雨不同于雨夹雪或冰雹,这种雨从天空落下时是低于0°C的过冷水滴,在碰到树枝、电线、地面或其他地上物,就会在这些物体上冻结成外表光滑、晶莹透明的一层冰壳。) snowdrift 雪堆 snow shower 阵雪 light snow 小雪 flurry 阵雪/小雪 heavy snow 大雪 snowfall 降雪 snowflake 雪花 snow-covered 积雪覆盖的 snow-capped 山顶部被雪覆盖的 black ice 透明薄冰 slippery toboggan run 湿滑的雪橇冰道 snow plough 扫雪机 snow chain 雪地防滑链(汽车在雪地上行驶时用) snow fence 防雪篱 sledge 雪橇
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