日本将迎来强降雪天气

时间：2014-02-08 07:18:21

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A severe snow storm warning has been issued in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, with residents urged to stay indoors.

日本首都东京将迎来一场强暴风雪，当局建议市民待在家中不要出门。
Forecasters have warned that more heavy snow is expected throughout Saturday
Forecasters have warned that more heavy snow is expected throughout Saturday
 
Correspondents1 say it is the first such warning for the city in 13 years. 
 
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled, roads closed and some train services suspended. 
 
Local media has reported that at least 43 people have been injured because of snow-related accidents, with as much as 4cm (1.6in) of snow recorded on Saturday morning in Tokyo.
 
Weather forecasters have warned that with a rapidly developing low pressure front heading towards eastern Japan, more snow can be expected.
 
Last year parts of northern Japan had as much as 5.5m (18ft) of snow - a record-breaking amount that caused buildings to collapse2 under its immense weight.

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1 correspondents 962f56c5016b5353aaf1c9c19e09532f     
n.通讯员，记者( correspondent的名词复数 )；通信者
参考例句：
  • The New York Times has correspondents in France, Germany, and other countries. 《纽约时报》在法国、德国和其他国家都有特派［驻外］记者。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • They said foreign correspondents who stayed too long in a place went blind. 他们说，驻外记者在一个地方待得太久就变得不能发现新事物了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

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