Cold snap with rain to hit China

 　　BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Cold front with temperature drop was forecast in north China and heavy rainfall will hit most of south China over the next three days, meteorological authorities said on Saturday.

　　Lasting¹ warm weather still remains² unseen in the country's northern regions where cold front often occurs.

　　Central and east areas of Inner Mongolia Autonomous³ Region and most of northeast China, north China and regions of the Yellow and Huaihe rivers will see snow and temperature drop up to eight degrees Celsius⁴ with high wind, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said in an online statement.

　　West areas of Gansu Province and some parts of the neighboring Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Shaanxi Province will be hit by sandstorm from Sunday to Monday, the center added.

　　Regions south of the Yangtze River and the western parts of south China will see heavy rain on Saturday. And heavy rain or hail is expected in parts of Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces and parts of southwest China, the center said.

　　Experts warned of cold due to changing weather and suggested more clothes.

1 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 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。

4 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。