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Winter strikes Chicago 暴风雪袭击芝加哥 Ready, steady, snow THE city of Chicago is proud ofits ability to keep going, with gritty determination,through the worst of the nations weather. Snowthat would bring London or Washington, DC, to a halt is laughed off as little more than a lightdusting. This year some are expecting particularly bad weather, a test for the new mayor, RahmEmanuel. He must keep the city moving throughout the winter, or face the wrath of the locals. 芝加哥市以坚毅的决心使整个城市即使在这个国家最恶劣的天气下也能保持正常运转，芝加哥人以此为傲。那些能让伦敦或华盛顿瘫痪的暴雪在芝加哥人眼里就像一层薄灰。而今年，一些人还特别希望会出现坏天气，因为这是对新市长拉姆?伊曼纽尔的考验。他必须使这座城市撑过冬天，要不然就要忍受到市民的怒气。 Fortunately, Chicago is well prepared for snowfall which, for the past four winters, has beenover 50 inches . A secure facility on West Madison Street known as Snow Commandhouses some impressive toys. On one wall vast display-screens reveal everything you mightneed to know about the citys weather conditions: the whereabouts of the fleet of up to 500GPS-equipped snow-moving trucks; views from some of the citys 1,000 cameras; the readingsfrom a dozen road sensors ; and a live feed of the regionalweather system. | 
