导读:因受到强冷空气的影响,当地时间本月24日,日本东京下起了今冬的第一场雪。日本气象厅发布消息称,东京在11月下雪还是1962年以来、相隔54年的事,比去年的初雪整整早了49天。
Tokyo is experiencing its first November snowfall in 54 years.
日本东京54年来首次迎来11月的初雪。
Residents of the Japanese capital were taken by surprise, as the temperatures around this time of the year usually range from 10C to 17C.
这让东京市民们措手不及——因为以往这个时节的平均温度基本保持在10到17度左右。
The snow, caused by an unusual cold front over the city, caused slight delays on public transport.
这场雪是由罕见的冷锋造成的,为公共交通带来些许延误。
The first snowfall - which is called "hatsuyuki" - arrived 40 days earlier than average, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reports.
据日本共同社报道,今年的第一场雪——也被称为“初雪”,比正常时间的初雪时间早了40多天。
Tokyo last saw November snow in 1962, though in that year it did not accumulate on the ground.
东京在11月下雪还是1962年的事,尽管那年的雪并未落住。
The current snowfall marks the first time fallen snow has been seen on the ground in Tokyo in November since records started to be taken in 1875.
本次有积雪的初雪更是东京自1875年有纪录以来的首次。
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has warned of possible icy roads, snow on electric wires and trees, and the collapse of plastic greenhouses, according to the Japan Times.
据《日本时报》报道,日本气象厅(JMA)警告称路面会有结冰的可能,还提醒大家注意电线以及树上的积雪。
The last time it snowed in Tokyo in November, in 1962…
东京市上次是在1962年落下十一月雪。