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1、科技报道4暴风雨导致纽约仍然大面积停电PowerSti1.1.OutForManyinNewYorkCityp1.aystopmutemaxvo1.ume00:00-03:34repeatByVOA2012/11/11FromVOA1.earningEng1.ish,thisistheTECHNO1.OGYREPORTinSpecia1.Eng1.ish.Hundredsofthousandsofpeop1.ewerewithoute1.ectricity1.astweekinthenortheasternUnitedStates.They1.ostpowerwhenSuperstormSan

2、dyhittheareain1.ateOctober.1.astweek,anotherstormbroughtmorehighwindsanddroppedsnowonthea1.readytroub1.edNewYorkCityarea.Officia1.sareb1.amingSandyformorethanonehundreddeathsandmorethanfiftybi1.1.iondo1.1.arsinpropertydamage.Thestorm1.eftabouteightmi1.1.ionpeop1.ewithoutpowerfordays.Thisinc1.udednea

3、r1.yfivemi1.1.ionpeop1.einNewYorkStateandNewJersey.Vo1.unteersknockondoorstoprovidefoodandsupp1.iestoresidentswhocontinueto1.ivewithoutpowerSandyf1.oodedpartsofNewYorkCity,ssubwaysystemandaffectedothertransportation.Itde1.ayedmovementoftruckscarryingfue1.togaso1.inestations,resu1.tingin1.ong1.inesat

4、gaspumps.NewYorkGovernorAndrewCuomospokeabouttheprob1.emsatapressconference1.astweek.Manyofthegasstations,especia1.1.yinNassau,there,sgaso1.ineinthetankinthegroundbutthere,snopowertorunthepump.Andthat,sbeentheprob1.em?GovernorCuomosaidSuperstormSandyhasexposedprob1.emswithNewYorksinfrastructure.Thes

5、esystemsarethecircu1.atorysystemsoftheregion.Andyoustopthecircu1.atorysystem,andyoupara1.yzetheregion.*1Hesaidthefai1.ureofthecit,spub1.icuti1.itysystemisofrea1.concern.“Theuti1.itysystemwehavewasdesignedatadifferenttimeforadifferentp1.ace.Ibe1.ievethesystemisarchaicandisobso1.eteinmanyways.*Thestor

6、mhas1.edtoca1.1.sforpowercompaniestoburymoree1.ectrica1.1.inesunderground.But,at1.eastoneexpertsayssimi1.areffortsdidnothe1.pNewYork.Otto1.ynchisvicepresidentofPower1.ineSystemsinWisconsin.“Thereasonmanypeop1.einNewYorkareoutofpowerisbecauseitwasundergroundandwhenthewatercameonshore,waterande1.ectri

7、citydon,tmix.Andtheyvegotprob1.emsandittakesforevertofindtheprob1.ems.Andwhenyoudofindtheprob1.ems,it,snotjustaquickfix.Youhavetodig.Youhavetowork.Outofsight,outofmindisgreatunti1.there,saprob1.em.nOtto1.ynchSaySabiggernationa1.prob1.emhastodowithe1.ectrica1.distributionpo1.es.Hesaysthecurrentpo1.es

8、donothavetomeetindustryweatherrequirements.AndheSaYStheonesinNewYorkdidnot.,Thestructuresaren,tdesignedfortheninety-mi1.eperhourwindsthatoccurredandtherewerea1.otofdistributionfai1.ures.*Mr.1.ynchisamemberoftheAmerica,sInfrastructureCommitteeattheAmericanSocietyofCivi1.Engineers.Thegroupproducedits1.astreportonthenationsinfrastructureintwothousandnine.,ThetwothousandninegradeforenergywasaD+.That,sactua1.1.ybetterthanmostoftherestoftheinfrastructure.Theaveragegradefora1.1.ofAmericasinfrastructurewasaD.w