地道美语向前冲：威力无穷的飓风“桑迪”

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        本期主要内容：
        超级风暴“桑迪”10月29日在美国东部登陆，死亡人数由稍早时的64人升至目前的72人。目前，美国仍有约600万用户未能恢复供电，不过已比最高时的820万有所减少。停电用户主要分布在纽约与新泽西两个州，最西达威斯康星州，最南到卡罗来纳州。“桑迪”的风力已大为减弱，它在过境宾夕法尼亚州之后，估计将向北移动至纽约西部和加拿大，预计还将给纽约州西部带来强降雨。“桑迪”向美国内陆地区推进之后，为阿巴拉契亚山周边的高地，带来90厘米厚的积雪；俄亥俄州、宾夕法尼亚州和西弗吉尼亚州都下起暴雪。
        CONNECTICUT
        Deaths: 3. Power outages: 345,000, down from a peak of more than 620,000.
         
        DELAWARE
        Deaths: none. Power outages: 500, down from more than 45,000.
         
        KENTUCKY
        The last remnants of Sandy drop more snow in the mountains on top of a foot that already fell. Deaths: none. Power outages: 3,000.
         
        MAINE
        Deaths: none. Power outages: 3,300, down from more than 90,000.
       

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        MARYLAND
        Residents return to polls after storm forced cancellation of early voting for two days. Deaths: 3. Power outages: 47,345, down from 290,000.
         
        MASSACHUSETTS
        Storm shifted a dead whale that had been left to rot on the shoreline to a spot where scientists can now recover the bones before it is buried. Deaths: none. Power outages: 19,500, down from 400,000.
         
        MICHIGAN
        Cargo shipping on the Great Lakes resumes after high waves subside. Deaths: none. Power outages: 10,000, down from 154,000.
         
        NEW HAMPSHIRE
        Trick-or-treating postponed to Sunday. Deaths: 1. Power outages: 16,000, down from 210,000.
         
        NEW JERSEY
        Deaths: 14. Power outages: 1.76 million, down from 2.7 million.
         
        NEW YORK
        New York City subways partially reopen, but streets are still choked with traffic. Deaths: 30, including 22 in New York City. Power outages: 1.6 million, down from 2.2 million.
         
        NORTH CAROLINA
        Deaths: 2. Power outages: mostly restored.
         
        OHIO
        Deaths: 2. Power outages: 100,000, down from more than 250,000.
         
        PENNSYLVANIA
        Utility crews struggle to restore power in state where most damage was driven by wind, not water. Deaths: 12. Power outages: 525,000, down from 1.2 million.
       

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        RHODE ISLAND
        Power outages and impassable roads mean some residents may not be able to return home for days in some coastal communities. Deaths: none. Power outages: 35,000, down from more than 122,000.
         
        TENNESSEE
        Deaths: none. Power outages: minimal.
         
        VERMONT
        Deaths: none. Power outages: mostly restored, down from more than 10,000.
         
        VIRGINIA
        Deaths: 2. Power outages: 9,300, down from more than 180,000.
       

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        WASHINGTON, D.C.
        Early voting resumes after being shut down for two days, and hours are extended. Deaths: none. Power outages: mostly restored, down from 25,000.
         
        WEST VIRGINIA
        Eight buildings collapse in Nicholas County; no injuries reported. Deaths: 6. Power outages: 154,000, down from about 271,000.
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