“超级风暴”将侵袭美国东岸地区

Forecasters say conditions along the east coast of the United States will deteriorate Monday as one of the biggest storms ever to hit the mainland brings heavy rain and wind to a large section of the nation's most populated region.

气象预报说，美国东部沿海地区星期一将出现恶劣天气，一场极其猛烈的风暴将给美国人口最密集地区的很多地方带来狂风暴雨。

Hurricane Sandy has been moving up the coast and is expected to join with two winter storm systems, creating a hybrid "superstorm" that could affect up to 60 million residents. It is expected to make landfall late Monday.

“桑迪飓风目前正沿大西洋海岸向北移动，预计将与另外两个冬季风暴会合，形成一个混合型“超级风暴，可能有多达6千万居民受到影响。预计这场风暴将于星期一晚间登陆。

Forecasters expect the storm to bring hurricane-force winds to portions of the coast from Virginia to Massachusetts. The National Weather Service is predicting a "life- threatening" storm surge that could reach more than 3 meters in New York Harbor.

气象人员预计这场风暴将给从维吉尼亚州到麻萨诸塞州的沿海地区带来飓风。美国国家气象局预测，纽约港将出现可能超过三米的“威胁生命的风暴巨浪。

The storm has forced major cities including Washington, Philadelphia and New York to close schools and shut down their public transit systems. U.S. stock markets are closed Monday, and the United Nations has canceled meetings and closed its offices.

这场风暴使包括华盛顿、费城和纽约在内的大城市被迫关闭学校和公共交通系统。美国证券市场星期一休市，联合国取消会议并关闭了办公室。