In a severe gale the ship split in two.

在一次强劲的大风中那艘船断成了两半。

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We wish to advise you that, as you are aware, we arrived here 35 hours behind the scheduled time on account of severe N. E. monsoon gale we encountered en route from Singapore.

由于我轮自新加坡起航后遇到强大的东北季风，致 使抵达本港时间比预定时间晚 35 小时。

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He said the red snow warning remained in place with severe gale force winds and blizzard conditions expected to continue throughout the day and overnight, with only a slow improvement expected on Tuesday.

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