CNN News: 美国“怪兽级”暴风雪肆虐

Forecasters had warned that the U.S. Northeast was in for a nasty blizzard. Today on CNN STUDENT NEWS, as millions are digging out from the snow, we`re showing you just how bad it was.

气象预报员警示称，美国东北部遭受了恶劣的暴风雪。百万群众正在雪中挖掘，今天的CNN学生新闻向大家展示这次暴风雪的残暴。

From the top down, this is what the CNN look like from space. Astronauts could see it from the international space station. New York City`s mayor said this storm would crack the city`s top five ever for the amount of snow on the ground. The lights went out on Broadway, just one major part of the city that was shut down.

从上往下看，这事就是CNN电台的样子。宇航员也可以从国际空间站看到，纽约市长称，这场暴风雪的地面降雪量成功挤进了历史前5位。百老汇的灯光熄灭了，纽约市只有此处的关闭灯光。

To New Jersey, one of six states that saw more than 30 inches of snow. At high tide, some parts of the Jersey shore actually got more blooding that Superstorm Sandy brought in 2012.

6个州中，新泽西的降雪厚度达到30多英尺。2012年，桑迪飓风，使新泽西海岸，在涨潮时，造成的人员伤亡数量更多。

Baltimore, Maryland, saw its heaviest snowfall ever. More than 29 inches. Mass transit services had to be cancelled.

巴尔的摩、马里兰降雪量达到了突破历史记录。降雪厚度达到29英尺。大规模运输服务被迫取消。

Same story in Washington, D.C. Roads were blocked by snow. Schools are closed today. And ice and snow made deriving conditions treacherous all the way south to the Carolinas.

华盛顿也面临着同样的状况。道路被积雪阻塞。学校今日放假。冰雪使向南前往卡罗莱纳州的道路非常的危险。

From above, the monster storm looks peaceful, almost serene. But on the ground, it caused death, misery and destruction.

这场残忍的暴风雪看似很平静。但是，却引起地面上的死亡、悲悯和破坏。

From fatal accidents to huge snow piles, flooding, and the complete shutdown of major cities. The blizzard of 2016 is one for the record book.

致命的事故、巨大的雪桩、雪灾以及主要城市交通停运。2016年的这场暴风雪是一项历史记录。

This is a historic snowstorm. This is a huge challenge for Pennsylvania. We are deploying all of our resources to try to make sure that people of Pennsylvania are safe.

这是一场史无前例的暴风雪。同时对于宾夕法尼亚这是一项巨大的挑战。我们需要部署所有的资源来确保这里人民的安全。

As the weather begins to subside and people dig out from tons of snow, it could be days before life gets back to normal.

随着天气开始消退,人们挖出大量的雪,还需要几天时间才能回到正常的生活。

Stay patient. And to quote a line from one of my favorite musicals, "We`re all in this together." So, just stay patient.

保持耐心。并借用一句我最喜爱的音乐剧：我们一直在一起。所以，我们只需要保持耐心。