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US Climate
美國氣候
The United States is one of the biggest countries in the world.
美國是世界上面積最大的國家之一，
It has all sorts of geography,from deserts to beaches, mountains to flatlands.
擁有沙漠，沙灘，山地和平地等各種地理風(fēng)貌。
These conditions help create all sorts of weather:
這些地理狀況導(dǎo)致了各種天氣情況的出現(xiàn):
mild, moderate and extreme.
溫和的，適中的和極端的。
In the summer, some areas get very hot and the air is very wet.
夏天，有些地區(qū)十分炎熱，濕氣重；
But others have dry air, so the heat does not feel so bad.
而有些地區(qū)濕度低，熱起來不會覺得很不舒服。
In the winter, parts of the country get cold and snowy while others stay warm and sunny.
到了冬天，部分地區(qū)天氣寒冷，雪花紛飛，而另外一些地區(qū)仍然晴朗暖和。
This is the difference between, for example,the East Coast and the West Coast.
這就是東西海岸天氣的差別。
The oceans affect weather along the coasts.
海洋影響著沿海地區(qū)的天氣。
The Pacific coast has smaller temperature changes and calmer conditions than along the Atlantic.
與大西洋海岸相比，太平洋沿岸的溫差小，天氣較穩(wěn)定。
Hurricanes are ocean storms that strike mainly in the Southeast.
颶風(fēng)是一種海洋風(fēng)暴，主要襲擊東南亞地區(qū)。
The hurricane season is, officially, June through November.
颶風(fēng)季從6月一直持續(xù)到11月。
Tornadoes are a risk across the country.
龍卷風(fēng)是一種對整個美國危害都很嚴(yán)重的風(fēng)暴，
These are locally severe windstorms in the spring and summer.
常發(fā)生在春夏。
