CNN News:暴风雪过后又遇新难题 除雪成困难

If you`re watching this in Boston, Massachusetts, you`re probably at home. The reason why leads off this edition of CNN STUDENT NEWS.

如果你在马萨诸塞州波士顿观看节目你可能就是在家，这就是今天的CNN学生新闻。

I`m Carl Azuz.

我是Carl Azuz。

Three snowstorms in three weeks have pummeled parts of the Northeast. Everywhere from New York on up has gotten hit.

三周的时间三场暴风雪袭击了东北部部分地区，从纽约地区开始这一带都遭遇了严重的暴风雪袭击。

In Boston, average snowfall if 47 inches in a year. The Massachusetts capital has seen 70 to 80 inches of snow in two weeks.

波士顿每年平均降雪量为47英寸，马萨诸塞州首府在这两周降雪量达到了70到80英寸。

One challenge, plowing it out of the way. That costs money, from paying the workers to fueling and running the equipment.

现在面临的问题是怎样将这些积雪清理出去。清理工作需要花费资金，支付给工人的资金还有清理设备的油费。

Boston`s mayor said his city has already gone through its $18 million budget for snow removal. Business has slowed down in some areas, with some people unable to travel far from their homes and school was called off Monday and Tuesday in Boston and other cities in the U.S. Northeast.

波士顿市长称波士顿已经就清理积雪做出了1800万美元预算资金。一些地区的商业工作已经放缓，因为一些人无法从家里赶到很远的工作单位，波士顿和东北部一些其他地区学校在周一和周二也已经封校。