Heaviest Snowstorm in 56 Years Hits NE China

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A snowstorm causes serious traffic problems in urban areas of Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Sunday, March 4, 2007. The snowstorm is the worst the city has seen in 56 years. [Photo: Nanfang Daily]

A "snowman" rides a bicycle with difficulty through the snow in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Sunday, March 4, 2007. The snowstorm is the worst the city has seen in 56 years. [Photo: cnsphoto]

A line of cars is stranded in the snow in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Sunday, March 4, 2007. The snowstorm is the worst the city has seen in 56 years. [Photo: Xinhua]

詞匯：
1.?snowstorm：n. 暴風(fēng)雪
2.?urban：adj. 城市的, 市內(nèi)的

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中新社沈陽三月四日電 (石巖)正月十五的今天，沈陽迎來今冬首場(chǎng)暴雪，整個(gè)城市籠罩在白雪皚皚中。據(jù)介紹，這是自一九五一年以來，沈陽遭遇同期規(guī)模最大的降雪。

四日凌晨二時(shí)，沈陽突降暴雪，加上六至七級(jí)大風(fēng)，狂風(fēng)呼嘯夾雜著雪花漫天飛舞，至四日下午，大雪仍在繼續(xù)，積雪已沒過腳踝，有的地方積雪達(dá)一尺多厚；氣溫驟降，整個(gè)城市仿佛從初春回到了嚴(yán)冬。