Friday, November 15, 2024

Weather Warning for Hokkaido

This video is from an old news article from Apple Daily (RIP) about snow storms over Christmas and New Year in Hokkaido.


Vocabulary

Places

  • 日本 jat6 bun2 (Japan)
  • 北海道 bak1 hoi2 dou6 (Hokkaido)
  • 本州 bun2 zau1 (Honshu)
  • 長野縣 coeng4 je5 jyun6 (Nagano)
  • 留萌市 lau4 mang4 si5 (Rumoi, Hokkaido)
  • 名寄市 ming4 gei3 si5 (Nayoro, Hokkaido)

Other

  • 惡劣天氣 ok3 lyut3 tin1 hei3 (foul weather)
  • 暴風雪 bou6 fung1 syut3 (blizzard; snow storm)
  • 陸空交通 luk6 hung1 gaau1 tung1 (land and air transport)
  • 沿岸地區 jyun4 ngon6 dei6 keoi1 (coastal area)
  • 低氣壓 dai1 hei3 aat3 (low air pressure)
  • 降雪 gong3 syut3 (snowfall)
  • 吹襲 ceoi1 zaap6 (wind damaged, storm damaged)
  • 道路結冰 dou6 lou6 git3 bing1 (black ice)
  • 交通意外 gaau1 tung1 ji3 ngoi6 (traffic accident)
  • 燈塔 dang1 taap3 (lighthouse)
  • 強風 koeng4 fung1 (gale force winds)
  • 巨浪 geoi6 long6 (huge waves)
  • 惡劣天氣 ok3 lyut3 tin1 hei3 (severe weather)
  • 飛機航班 fei1 gei1 hong4 baan1 (scheduled flight)
  • 氣象廳 hei3 zoeng6 teng1 (Meteorological Office)
  • 雪崩 syut3 bang1 (avalanche)

Dialogue

遊日注意!
jau4 jat6 zyu3 ji3
Japan travel warning!

暴風雪襲長野北海道阻陸空交通。
bou6 fung1 syut3 zaap6 coeng4 je5 bak1 hoi2 dou6 zo2 luk6 hung1 gaau1 tung1
Snow storms have hit Nagano and Hokkaido causing problems for land and air transportation.

日本沿岸地區同本州長野縣星期二受低氣壓影響、出現五十至七十厘米降雪。
jat6 bun2 jyun4 ngon6 dei6 keoi1 tung4 bun2 zau1 coeng4 je5 jyun6 sing1 kei4 ji6 sau6 dai1 hei3 aat3 jing2 hoeng2, 
ceot1 jin6 ng5 sap6 zi3 cat1 sap6 lei4 mai5 gong3 syut3
Japan's coastal areas and Nagano in Honshu were affected by an area of low pressure on Tuesday bringing 50-70cm of snow.

同樣受暴風雪吹襲嘅北海道、因為道路結冰有十幾人喺交通意外中受傷。
tung4 joeng6 sau6 bou6 fung1 syut3 ceoi1 zaap6 ge3 bak1 hoi2 dou6, jan1 wai6 dou6 lou6 git3 bing1 jau5 sap6 gei2 jan4 hai2 gaau1 tung1 ji3 ngoi6 zung1 sau6 soeng1
Similarly, there were heavy blizzards in Hokkaido where,  due to 
black ice on the roads, more than 10 people were injured in traffic accidents.

留萌市一座十六米高嘅燈塔更喺強風巨浪中倒塌。
lau4 mang4 si5 jat1 zo6 sap6 luk6 mai5 gou1 ge3 dang1 taap3 gang3 hai2 koeng4 fung1 geoi6 long6 zung3 dou2 taap3
In Rumoi, a 16m lighthouse even collapsed under the force of strong winds and large waves.

約一百架車受惡劣天氣影響、被逼停喺名寄市路上。
joek3 jat1 baak3 gaa3 ce1 sau6 ok3 lyut3 tin1 hei3 jing2 hoeng2, bei6 bik1 ting4 hai2 ming4 gei3 si5 lou6 soeng6
Approximately 100 cars fell victim to the bad weather and were forced to stop on the roads in Nayoro.

北海道同沿岸地區
有十幾班飛機航班同約四百班火車要取消
bak1 hoi2 dou6 tung4 jyun4 ngon6 dei6 keoi1, jau5 sap6 gei2 baan1 fei1 gei1 hong4 baan1 tung4 joek3 sei3 baak3 baan1 fo2 ce1 jiu3 ceoi2 siu1
In Hokkaido and coastal areas, more than 10 scheduled flights and around 400 train services are expected to be cancelled.

日本氣象廳警告暴風雪、巨浪、同雪崩危險會持續至星期四。
jat6 bun2 hei3 zoeng6 teng1 ging2 gou3 bou6 fung1 syut3, geoi6 long6, tung4 syut3 bang1 ngai4 him2 wui5 ci4 zuk6 zi3 sing1 kei4 sei3
Japan's Met Office warned snow storms, large waves, and avalanche danger will continue until Thursday.

預料各地會有四十至八十厘米降雪量
jyu6 liu2 gok3 dei6 wui5 jau5 sei3 sap6 zi3 baat3 sap6 lei4 mai5 gong3 syut3 loeng6
The overall forecast is that 40-80cm of snowfall will fall in various areas.

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