The capital issued a blue storm alert at 7:30 a. m. Tuesday and raised it to yellow on Wednesday morning before raising it again to orange in the early afternoon.

周二早晨7点30分，北京发布暴雨蓝色预警，周三早晨升级至黄色预警，当日下午又升级为橙色预警。

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Bolt from the blue: Seen from the Hancock Tower, lighting strikes both the Willis Tower, right, and the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago as a severe storm rolls through the region last night.

突如其来：芝加哥市中心昨天遭遇一场暴风雨，从汉考克大厦看出去，闪电刚好同时击中威利斯大厦(右)和川普大厦。

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The snow-covered terrain gleams under a bright blue sky as the snow storm passes.

当暴风雪经过时，被白雪覆盖的地面在明亮的蓝天之下散发出光芒。

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And what happens when you buy off seven Republican senators with a package of goodies under the guise of storm relief supposedly meant to benefit two blue states?

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The Red Storm looked to be in trouble late against the Blue Demons, especially since Harrison had fouled out with 3:45 to play in regulation.

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Once in a blue moon, we might have no other explanation than that it was a perfect storm of random events, such as technological breakthroughs or social transitions.

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