英国新闻听力 大雪导致英国交通混乱

If you are thinking about coming to Britain for Christmas, it might be a good idea to think again.

That’s because thousands of Christmas travellers have been stranded¹ in the UK as adverse² weather conditions caused massive disruption to the transport infrastructure³.

Roads, railway lines and airports have been closed as blizzard⁴ conditions have swept across the UK, leaving people stuck in their homes or even their cars.

Some of the worst affected⁵ travellers are those who had hoped to take the Channel Tunnel rail service to France and Belgium.

Eurostar, the company that operates the service was forced to cancel all trains for three days after extreme weather in France caused trains to break down, leaving some passengers trapped under the English Channel for up to 16 hours.

In parts of England hundreds of motorists were forced to abandon their vehicles, as black ice and drifting snow turned the roads into slippery toboggan runs.

Police and transport agencies have warned travellers to avoid making any non-essential journeys to reduce the "mayhem" that has been seen on British roads.

Gritters and snow ploughs are working overtime⁶ to keep the roads clear but for many people around the country the Christmas holidays have come early this year.

And for every frustrated⁷ traveller who just wants to get home, there is probably a delighted child, whose school has been closed early.

So with more bad weather forecast, if you are absolutely determined⁸ to come to the UK over the Christmas then you ought to wrap up warm, pack your snowshoes and even bring a sledge⁹.

如果你在考虑到英国度过圣诞节，最好再考虑一下。

因为英国出现极端恶劣的天气，对当地交通设施造成巨大破坏，已有数千名圣诞游客被困英国。

由于英国各地冰天雪地，道路，铁路和机场均已关闭，人们被困家中，甚至被困车上。

受影响最严重的是希望通过英吉利海峡隧道前往法国和比利时的人。

法国的极端天气导致火车损坏，该高速铁路运营者欧洲之星(Eurostar)被迫取消三天之内所有车次，乘客被困在英吉利海峡隧道下长达16小时。

在英格兰的部分地区，厚厚的冰冻和飘飞的雪花使道路成为滑雪跑道，数百名驾车者被迫弃车步行。

警方和交通部门提醒游人避免非必要的旅行，减少英国道路上发生的尴尬状况。

铺砂机和除雪车都超时工作，确保道路畅通，但是对于英国的许多人来说，今年的圣诞季节提早到来。

对于那些急切地想要回家的人来说，他们家中可能有一个非常高兴的孩子，因为学校已经关闭。

天气预报接下来天气状况依然恶劣，如果你真的下定决心一定要在圣诞期间来英国，那你一定要注意保暖，穿上雪鞋，甚至带上雪橇。

1 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• 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。

2 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 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。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

6 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

7 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

9 sledge   

n.雪橇，大锤；v.用雪橇搬运，坐雪橇往

参考例句：

• The sledge gained momentum as it ran down the hill.雪橇从山上下冲时的动力越来越大。
• The sledge slid across the snow as lightly as a boat on the water.雪橇在雪原上轻巧地滑行，就象船在水上行驶一样。