Record-breaking snowfall in Moscow over the weekend led to canceled flights and power outages from fallen trees.
上周末莫斯科下了一场破纪录的大雪，导致航班被取消，雪压倒了大树，导致断电。
About 55 centimeters of snow had accumulated inthe city by Monday February 5th.
2月5号周一之前，莫斯科已经积了大约55厘米的大雪。
The Russian capital hit its entire monthly snowfall average by Saturday and the snow kept on falling into Sunday.
周六时莫斯科就积攒了一个月的平均雪量，并持续下雪至周日。
This beats Moscow’s previous record for snowfall set in 1957.
这打破了莫斯科在1957年创下的下雪纪录。
Local media are calling it the snowfall of the century.
当地媒体称这个是世纪之雪。
One person died and at least five were injured by toppled trees.
大雪导致一人死亡，至少五人因压倒的树受伤。
More than 40 thousand households lost power after trees also fell on electrical lines.
还有些树倒在电线上，导致4万多户人家断电。
Soldiers were ordered to help clean up the streets while authorities deployed plow vehicles, school for many children was declared optional on Monday when temperatures reached just minus 12 degrees Celsius.
周一气温降低到零下12度时，士兵也上街扫雪，官方动用了铲雪机，学校也停课。
This isn’t the only extreme weather record recently set in Moscow.
这不是莫斯科唯一经历过的极端天气。
In December the city experienced the least amount of sunshine in a single month.
在12月份，该城市在一个月内经历了最少量的阳光。
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