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Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith teamed up in the 1930s' to write what hit song? White Christmas, With A Song In My Heart, White Cliffs of Dover or Winter Wonderland. Bernard wrote the tune¹ and Smith wrote the lyrics² to Winter Wonderland.

菲利克斯·伯纳德和理查德·B·史密斯在20世纪30年代联手创作了下列哪首热门歌曲？《白色圣诞节》，《我心中的歌》，《多佛白崖》还是《冬季仙境》？《冬季仙境》由伯纳德谱曲，史密斯作词。

That seasonal³ classic describes the upside of winter weather, but a lot of Americans are seeing it to the extreme. A cold front swept into the west coast last week. It brought powerful winds and heavy rains into central and northern California.

这首季节性经典歌曲描述了冬季的美景，但许多美国人正在经历极端恶劣的冬季。上周，一股冷锋席卷了美国西海岸。其给加州中部和北部带来了强风和暴雨。

Here's a look at what that rain did to part of Highway 1, the Pacific Coast Highway. As the system made its way east, it put more snow in the forecast for Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois. And as it swept over Pennsylvania meteorologists said it would intensify⁴. The result of that, a nor'easter bringing possible blizzard⁵ conditions to New York on Monday. Wind gusts⁶ nearing 50 miles per hour, more than a foot of snow in that region.

下面我们来看看这场雨对1号公路、太平洋海岸公路部分路段造成了什么影响。随着该天气系统向东移动，预计爱荷华州、威斯康星州和伊利诺伊州的降雪量将增加。气象学家表示，降雪席卷宾夕法尼亚州时，降雪量还将进一步增加。因此，东北风暴可能在周一给纽约带来暴风雪天气。风速接近每小时50英里，该地区积雪超过1英尺。

And half a foot or more possible in Washington, D.C. Residents were warned of ice and sleet⁷ from Maryland down to North Carolina. In all more than 100 million Americans or one-third of the country's population were set to feel the chill of winter early this week.

华盛顿特区的积雪可能达到半英尺或以上。从马里兰州到北卡罗来纳州的居民都收到了冰雪和雨夹雪的警告。本周初，超过1亿美国人，也就是美国三分之一的人口将感受到冬季的严寒。

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

2 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

3 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

4 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

5 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

6 gusts   

一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )； （怒、笑等的）爆发； （感情的）迸发； 发作

参考例句：

• Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
• Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。

7 sleet   

n.雨雪；v.下雨雪，下冰雹

参考例句：

• There was a great deal of sleet last night.昨夜雨夹雪下得真大。
• When winter comes,we get sleet and frost.冬天来到时我们这儿会有雨夹雪和霜冻。