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A monster storm is expected to affect millions of people across 22 states

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Forecasters are calling it the biggest storm in a generation. Residents of more than 20 states are in the path of the storm, which is expected to bring high winds and multiple feet of snow.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

More than 40 million people are in the cross-country path of a monster snowstorm.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Snow is expected in many places, including New Brighton, Minn., where Mark Beisswenger owns a hardware store and says customers are bringing in snow blowers for repairs.

MARK BEISSWENGER: They didn't do it two weeks ago when it was 45 degrees out. They got to wait till it's snowing, and then they'll - you know, that's the problem with Minnesotans. They wait until the last minute.

FADEL: Forecasters are calling this storm the biggest in a generation, which for Minnesota is saying something. Chris Reece is a meteorologist with KSTP.

CHRIS REECE: This is Minnesota. We know how to do snow, and we do it very well. So when you tell someone, hey, we haven't had this kind of storm since the '80s, well, suddenly that starts to up the ante a little bit.

INSKEEP: Mr. Reece is urging Minnesotans to stay home, and if you ignore that advice or you just can't follow that advice, move carefully.

REECE: You got to go at your own pace. You know, there are always people who are going to zip past you, going way too fast, and you think, oh, maybe I need to speed up too. No, you don't. Go at your own pace.

FADEL: Jason Hurst and his family run five hardware stores, and he's preparing for a road trip in the middle of the storm to get from store to store.

JASON HURST: I have a kit² which - blankets, tow ropes. I have, you know, a firearm. I bring my snow boots. I bring - yeah, I just have this action packer, this tote. And I just have it full of stuff that might come in handy if I get stranded³.

INSKEEP: He's going to be ready for whatever happens. And he says there is a good side to all this moisture.

HURST: We desperately⁴ need the water in our mountains to fill our reservoirs and fill our aquifers⁵ and springs. I don't think people want to grumble⁶ too loud because it's truly a blessing⁷.

FADEL: That's how Allison Reynolds feels. She's in Tehachapi, Calif., which is under a winter storm warning and watching a forecast for up to 2 feet of snow.

ALLISON REYNOLDS: I'm planning on carrying my guitar downstairs, sitting in front of the fire and just playing and, you know, watching the snow come down.

INSKEEP: She's a musician who says the pandemic taught her how to stay busy indoors, a skill she can reuse now.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 kit   

n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物

参考例句：

• The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
• The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

3 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

4 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

5 aquifers   

n.地下蓄水层，砂石含水层( aquifer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• And in Africa, the aquifers barely recharge at all. 非洲的地下水开采以后几乎得不到补充。 来自时文部分
• Aquifers have water contents over 30%. 含水层的水含过30％。 来自辞典例句

6 grumble   

vi.抱怨；咕哝；n.抱怨，牢骚；咕哝，隆隆声

参考例句：

• I don't want to hear another grumble from you.我不愿再听到你的抱怨。
• He could do nothing but grumble over the situation.他除了埋怨局势之外别无他法。

7 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。