VOA标准英语2009年-Weather Affecting Holiday Plans Worldw
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)
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Ice. Snow. Flights canceled. Weather stalls 1 travel in US and Europe
Many people worldwide travel to family celebrations for Christmas and the New Year. But this December, getting to those celebrations requires a mixture of patience and cooperating weather. So far, the weather has been unyielding, affecting travel for those holiday revelers.
It may look like a perfect winter holiday scene. But inside several American airports, the picture is nothing to celebrate.
A weekend blizzard 2 dropped hip-deep snow on much of the eastern United States. In New York alone, more than a thousand flights were canceled.
But that's the problem. Holiday flights are always booked and overbooked. So with the winter weather playing havoc 3, the airlines are having trouble re-scheduling travelers.
"There were virtually a day and a half worth of flights that were canceled as a result of this storm," says Jim May with Air Transport Association. "...so that's a lot of people who have to be re-accomodated."
But here's how it looks in London. Ice. Snow. Flights canceled. And in Germany -- the autobahn blocked for hours.
Eurostar, the high speed train linking Britain, France and Belgium, is finally running again, after a three day stoppage. On Friday, the weather caused five trains to fail inside the Channel Tunnel. The delay stranded 4 2,500 passengers and affected 5 thousands more, many on holiday trips.
For others, their wish is simply to arrive on time for the holiday.
- market stalls selling cheap bric-a-brac 集市上出售廉价小摆设的货摊
- the front row of the stalls 正厅第一排
- 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。
- The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
- This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。
- 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。