14.雪灾（940）

Lesson 14 Troublesome Snow

The worst snowstorm, sleet, and cold in fifty years are hitting 14 central, southern, and eastern provinces.

Thick ice on power facilities caused some electrical wires to break and towers to fall, cutting off electricity in many areas, including for trains.

This power loss has stopped trains, leaving millions trying to get home for the Spring Festival stuck.

Hundreds of thousands are stranded at train stations or on the trains themselves.

Ice has made highways impassable, trapping miles of vehicles.

Some people have been stuck on the roads for days.

Most flights are canceled because planes and runways are covered in snow and ice.

Airports are packed with people desperate to get home.

The government is asking people to stay put and not travel home for the Lunar New Year.

Efforts are underway to fix the power and clear the traffic, with huge tents set up for those waiting at train stations.

Food is being given out for free to those waiting.

The Prime Minister has visited train stations to meet those who can't get home.

The military is cooking warm food for those stuck on highways.

Villagers near the highways are selling food and drinks to trapped drivers and passengers, helping out despite it being illegal to cross the highway fences.

Their sales are a big help to those stranded in the cold.

The money they make might also offset their crop losses from the severe weather.

1. The worst snowstorm, sleet, and cold in fifty years are hitting 14 central, southern, and eastern provinces.

2. Thick ice on power facilities caused some electrical wires to break and towers to fall, cutting off electricity in many areas, including for trains.

3. This power loss has stopped trains, leaving millions trying to get home for the Spring Festival stuck.

4. Hundreds of thousands are stranded at train stations or on the trains themselves.

5. Ice has made highways impassable, trapping miles of vehicles.

6. Some people have been stuck on the roads for days.

7. Most flights are canceled because planes and runways are covered in snow and ice.

8. Airports are packed with people desperate to get home.

9. The government is asking people to stay put and not travel home for the Lunar New Year.

10. Efforts are underway to fix the power and clear the traffic, with huge tents set up for those waiting at train stations.

11. Food is being given out for free to those waiting.

12. The Prime Minister has visited train stations to meet those who can't get home.

13. The military is cooking warm food for those stuck on highways.

14. Villagers near the highways are selling food and drinks to trapped drivers and passengers, helping out despite it being illegal to cross the highway fences.

15. Their sales are a big help to those stranded in the cold.

16. The money they make might also offset their crop losses from the severe weather.

雪灾

1. 十四个中部、南部和东部省份正遭受五十年来最严重的暴风雪、雨夹雪和寒冷天气。

2. 电力设施上的厚冰导致一些电线断裂和电塔倒塌，许多地区包括铁路供电中断。

3. 电力中断导致火车停运，数百万人赶不上春节回家的路。

4. 成千上万的人滞留在火车站或火车上。

5. 冰封的公路不通，使得数英里的车辆被困。

6. 有些人在路上被困了好几天。

7. 大多数航班因飞机和跑道被雪和冰覆盖而取消。

8. 机场挤满了急于回家的人们。

9. 政府呼吁人们留在原地，不要回家过农历新年。

10. 正在努力修复电力和清理交通，巨大的帐篷已经为等待的人们在火车站广场搭建起来。

11. 正在向等待的人们免费提供食物。

12. 总理访问了火车站，与不能回家的人们见面。

13. 军队为高速公路上被困的人们烹饪热食。

14. 高速公路附近的村民向被困的司机和乘客售卖方便面、热水、煮鸡蛋、火腿、水果等食物和饮料，尽管越过高速公路护栏是非法的，但他们的行为大大帮助了那些在寒冷天气中饥饿的人们。

15. 他们的销售对那些在寒冷中滞留的人来说是极大的帮助。

16. 他们赚取的钱可能也会弥补由于恶劣天气造成的作物损失。