中国东北普降大雪（双语）

 　　Snow and powerful winds swept northeastern China on Thursday, disrupting transport by air and land.

　　大雪和强风在周四席卷了中国华北地区，阻断了航空和陆地运输。 In Jilin and Liaoning provinces and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous¹ Region, airports and expressways have been affected² by heavy snowfall since midday on Thursday. Temperatures are forecast to plummet³ by five to ten degrees in these regions.

　　在吉林和辽宁省以及内蒙地区，机场和高速公路自周四中午开始就已经受到影响。该地区温度骤然下降5到10摄氏度。

　　The snow has hit the coach service at Holingol, a major city in Inner Mongolia, delaying 43 coaches and stranding⁴ more than 1,200 passengers. It has also affected agriculture and coal mining in the region. 大雪还阻断了内蒙较大城市——霍林郭勒市的公交运输，延误了43趟公交车，致使1200名乘客滞留途中。该地区农业和煤矿开采也受到影响。

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 plummet   

vi.(价格、水平等)骤然下跌；n.铅坠；重压物

参考例句：

• Mengniu and Yili have seen their shares plummet since the incident broke.自事件发生以来，蒙牛和伊利的股票大幅下跌。
• Even if rice prices were to plummet,other brakes on poverty alleviation remain.就算大米价格下跌，其它阻止导致贫困的因素仍然存在。

4 stranding   

n.（船只）搁浅v.使滞留，使搁浅( strand的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The airport had to be closed, stranding tourists. 机场被迫关闭，造成游客滞留。 来自辞典例句
• The stream of history had changed course away from him, stranding him in failure. 历史潮流已经改变方向，与他背道而驰，使他陷于失败之中。 来自辞典例句