国际英语资讯:Spotlight: waves surging, fights cancelled, power out as windstorm hits U.S. East Coast
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 2-- <span word="Strong">Strong</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>, <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="surging">surging</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sporadic">sporadic</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wreaking">wreaking</span> <span word="havoc">havoc</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="already">already</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="cancelled">cancelled</span>, <span word="power">power</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> 22 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="warning">warning</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>!" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="LIFE">LIFE</span> & <span word="DEATH">DEATH</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>-<span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="shorelines">shorelines</span>."</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="full">full</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 4 <span word="feet">feet</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 1.22 <span word="meter">meter</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="neighbourhoods">neighbourhoods</span>, <span word="cnn">cnn</span> <span word="meteorologists">meteorologists</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 22 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="warning">warning</span>.</p>
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