在上海世博園風(fēng)景如畫的黃浦江邊，一根碩大的溫度計巍然矗立，隨時給浦江兩岸的世博園區(qū)“量體溫”，入夜時分光芒四射、美不勝收，吸引了許多游客拍照留影。這根長達165米的溫度計堪稱世界最大的溫度計，同時也是全球最高的氣象信號塔。溫度計位于浦西世博園的城市最佳實踐區(qū)，在溫度計醒目的紅色刻度上，清晰顯示了園區(qū)的實況溫度。塔頂顯示屏上，攝氏和華氏溫度轉(zhuǎn)換顯示，每小時正點顯示園區(qū)當(dāng)天的最高最低溫度。到了晚上，塔頂光芒四射的燈光根據(jù)天氣情況開啟“白色”或“紫色”。白色表示“好天氣”（晴天、多云或陰天）；紫色表示“壞天氣”（下雨或下雪）。如果有災(zāi)害性天氣來臨，塔身屏幕還將顯示相應(yīng)災(zāi)害天氣預(yù)警圖案。

The 165-meter Expo Thermometer [Xinhua]

SHANGHAI - A massive thermometer at the Shanghai World Expo Park has been conveying the real-time weather information to visitors day and night.

The 165-meter Expo Thermometer, the highest meteorological signal tower in the world, is located in the Puxi Expo Park along the Huangpu River.

The thermometer-like tower, converted from a chimney in the 110-year-old Shanghai Nanshi Power Plant, displays the current temperature as well as the highest and lowest temperature of the day every hour.

At night, the tower top would change colors in accordance with weather conditions: white represents good weather, sunny or cloudy, while purple represents bad weather, rainy or snowy.

The park is also equipped with a meteorological observation station to provide good weather service.

Vocabulary:

real-time weather information:實時天氣信息

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(Source: Xinhua)

（中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 編輯：蔡姍姍）