Heavy Snow Hits the UK 大雪袭英国
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/furniture_807071/bbc_heavy_snow_hits_the_uk.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px]The British usually expect one or two[b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=snowfalls]snowfalls[/url][/b] each year but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life. However, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has seen in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day.
[p=21, 2, left]The bad weather caused [b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=severe%20disruption]severe disruption[/url][/b]. More than 3000 schools had to close as teachers and pupils were unable to get to school.[/p][p=21, 2, left]School children weren’t too unhappy about it though as they headed out to play in the snow, building [b]snowmen[/b], having [b]snowball fights[/b], [b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=sledging]sledging[/url][/b]and some even snowboarding and skiing.[/p][p=21, 2, left]In London, bus services were [b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=withdrawn]withdrawn[/url][/b] for a day and [b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=withdrawn]tubes[/url][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=motorways]motorways[/url][/b]and trains were cancelled. Major in the country had to close.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Many people were unable to get to work and it is thought the cost of this lost labour is around [b]£1 billion[/b] (10 billion yuan) to businesses and the economy.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Anyone wanting to leave the country had problems too. [b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=Runways]Runways[/url][/b] were closed at all the UK’s major airports because of the amount of snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled leaving some passengers [b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=stranded]stranded[/url][/b] at airports.[/p][p=21, 2, left]So why is the UK so [b]ill-prepared[/b] for snow? The [b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=mayor]mayor[/url][/b] of London, Boris Johnson, explained that there aren’t enough [b]snow-ploughs[/b] and [b]gritters[/b]and [b]it doesn’t make sense[/b] to buy such equipment when it snows so[b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=infrequently]infrequently[/url][/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]The south-east of England was [b]the hardest hit[/b] at the beginning of the week but the snow is now moving northwards where the chaos continues.[/p][p=21, 2, left]More ice and snow is [b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=forecast]forecast[/url][/b] throughout the week and the advice from travel and weather organisations is to stay indoors unless you really need [b]to venture out[/b]![/p][/size][/font][/color]
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