国内英语资讯:Rain adds to troubles of stranded passengers in Hainan
<p><span word="HAIKOU">HAIKOU</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 22-- <span word="Rain">Rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="fog">fog</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hainan">Hainan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="fog">fog</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qiongzhou">Qiongzhou</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="gateway">gateway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Haikou">Haikou</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 14,000 <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="ports">ports</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> 14 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="queues">queues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="Hainan">Hainan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strait">strait</span>.</p><p><span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Maocai">Maocai</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="queue">queue</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="peppers">peppers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peppers">peppers</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Hu">Hu</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hainan">Hainan</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strait">strait</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="colder">colder</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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