People walk amongst trees covered in snow in Hokarangen, Stockholm. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/Getty
今日小常識(shí)
本周瑞典首都斯德哥爾摩地區(qū)遇到巨大暴風(fēng)雪。降雪量?jī)H一夜之間就達(dá)約30厘米,導(dǎo)致大規(guī)模的運(yùn)輸中斷。預(yù)報(bào)在未來(lái)幾天內(nèi)還將有20厘米降雪天氣。
A huge storm brought large amounts of snow to the Stockholm area of Sweden this week. Around 30cm of snow fell in one night, causing widespread transport disruption. A further 20cm of snow is predicted to fall in the coming days.
今日短語(yǔ)
如果說(shuō)某人是 snowed under, 意思就是此人忙得不可開(kāi)交。
例句
I'm sorry, I can't write that report for you right now – I'm snowed under with work today.
Mum didn't have time to bake a cake; she was snowed under with cooking the dinner.
I'm going to treat myself to a spa weekend. I've been so snowed under this week; I need some time to relax.
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)同雪有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)是 snowed in 意思是大雪封門(mén),被困在家里。
Wendy rang to say that she can't come for dinner tonight – she's snowed in!