美国：神奇“土拨鼠”预测天气
<p>2017年2月2日，美国宾夕法尼亚州旁苏托尼镇，在第126届土拨鼠日(<span word="Groundhog">Groundhog</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>)，约1万5千人聚集于此，见证当地最著名的天气预测土拨鼠“费尔”公布天气预测结果：冬季还有6星期结束。根据民间传说，假如土拨鼠在土拨鼠日见到自己的影子，就会飞奔回地洞去，宣示冬季尚有6星期，否则，意味有个早春。</p><p><span word="Winter">Winter</span> 2017 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Groundhog">Groundhog</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="forecasting">forecasting</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Punxsutawney">Punxsutawney</span>, <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2<span word="nd">nd</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 5,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="twisting">twisting</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="groundhog">groundhog</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloudy">cloudy</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groundhog">groundhog</span> <span word="emerges">emerges</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="burrow">burrow</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groundhog">groundhog</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span>, <span word="retreating">retreating</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="Punxsutawney">Punxsutawney</span> <span word="Phil">Phil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="weatherman">weatherman</span>. <span word="ABC">ABC</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Phil">Phil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p><span word="Phil">Phil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gloomy">gloomy</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>. <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1887, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> 99 <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="winters">winters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> 16 <span word="early">early</span> <span word="springs">springs</span>. <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unavailable">unavailable</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ABC">ABC</span>.</p>
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