12月08日聊天室 

央視國際 2004年12月17日 10:36

　　一．

　　The National Weather Service is predicting the significant snowfall of the season for much of northern China. Forecasters say six to eight centimeters of snow could pile up in those areas by tomorrow night, and motorists should be especially alert to conditions in the passes.

　　語言點：

　　1．Snowfall 降雪

　　2．the snow 電視 雷達上出現的雪花形干擾

　　3．snow flake 雪花

　　4．各人自掃門前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜

　　Each one sweeps the snow from his own doorstep and doesn’t bother about the frost on his neighbour’s roof.

　　二．

　　A snowstorm moving from the southern United States into New England dumped up to two feet of snow in New York state. The storm particularly plagued travelers. The airport shut down, as well as some of the major roads in and out of the city.

　　語言點：

　　1． snowstorm 暴風雪

　　2． plague 使苦惱

　　三．

　　Every year from early January to late February Harbin hosts a spectacular Ice and Snow Festival. At night the sculptures are illuminated by multi-colored lights and the towering replica monuments, castles and pagodas line the snow-covered streets. Skating, sledding and other winter sports are popular during the festival and some of the most popular ice sculptures are the giant ice slides.

　　語言點：

　　1． snow sculpture 雪雕

　　2． Ice and Snow Festival 冰雪節

　　四．

　　1） hair snowed by age 白髮蒼蒼

　　2） Congratulations snowed in.賀電雪片似地飛來

　　3） be snowed in 被花言巧語矇騙

　　4） snow bound 被雪困住的

　　5） snow job 天花亂墜地亂吹

　　6） Snow on the roof doesn’t mean there’s no fire in the chimney.