Cold Weather Kills 36 Across Europe
英语课
Weather forecasters say there is no immediate 1 relief in sight to the eastern European cold snap 2 that has killed at least 36 people since Saturday.
Forecasters expect temperatures, which have been as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius 3 in some places, to drop even more this week.
Police in Ukraine say 18 people, most of them homeless, froze to death, while 10 died in Poland.
Deaths also are reported in Bulgaria and Romania, where prison inmates 4 dug through heavy snow and ice to rescue hundreds of stray 5 dogs left behind in an animal shelter.
The freezing weather caught many eastern Europeans by surprise. This winter had been unusually mild with spring-like temperatures in many cities.
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
n.啪地移动，突然断掉；v.猛咬，咬断，谩骂，砰然关上
- He broke off the twig with a snap.他啪地一声把那根树枝折断了。
- These earrings snap on with special fasteners.这副耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。
adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的
- 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。
n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )
- One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》