Sunday Puzzle: Under the weather
Every answer today is a word or phrase that might appear in a weather forecast.
今天的每个答案都是可能出现在天气预报中的单词或短语。
It might be a forecast from any time of the year in any part of the U.S. Identify the words from their anagrams.
它可能是美国任何地区一年中任何时间的预测。从字谜中识别单词。
Ex.
前任。
IRAN —> RAIN 1.
伊朗 —> 雨 1。
CLOD 2.
土块2。
STEEL 3.
钢 3.
OF OLD 4.
老4。
LE CAR 5.
乐车5.
ONLINE (2 words) 6.
在线(2个字) 6.
NOT WIPED (2 words) 7.
未擦拭(2 个字)7.
MORTICES (2 words) 8.
莫蒂斯(2个字)8.
RAUNCHIER
不修边幅
Last week's challenge came from Nancy Taubenslag, of Scarsdale, N.Y.
上周的挑战来自纽约州斯卡斯代尔的南希·陶本斯拉格(Nancy Taubenslag)。
Name a company that's known for transportation.
说出一家以运输闻名的公司的名称。
Move the first two letters to the end.
将前两个字母移至末尾。
Reverse everything.
扭转一切。
Insert the name of an international tourist destination.
插入国际旅游目的地的名称。
And you'll get the name of a game that involves transportation.
你会得到一个涉及交通的游戏的名称。
What things are these?
这些是什么东西?
This week's challenge comes from Ned Pokras of Brattleboro, Vt.
本周的挑战来自佛蒙特州布拉特尔伯勒市的 Ned Pokras。
Take the last name of a well-known figure in music.
取一位音乐界知名人物的姓氏。
11 letters.
11 个字母。
Drop the 9th and 10th letters.
删除第 9 个和第 10 个字母。
Say the result out loud.
大声说出结果。
Phonetically, it will sound like two hot beverages one after the other.
从发音上来说,它听起来就像是一杯接一杯的两杯热饮。
Who is the figure in music, and what are the beverages?
音乐中的人物是谁,饮料是什么?
If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it here by Thursday, DATE at 3 p.m.
如果您知道挑战的答案,请在周四下午 3 点之前在此处提交。
ET.
等。
Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle.
被选中答案的听众将有机会玩直播拼图。
Important: include a phone number where we can reach you.
重要提示:请提供我们可以联系到您的电话号码。
AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: It's time to play the Puzzle.
AYESHA RASCOE(主持人): 是时候玩拼图了。
(SOUNDBITE OF STEFAN SCAGGIARI & NED WHARTON'S "PUZZLEMASH THEME") RASCOE: Joining us all the way from India this week is Will Shortz.
(STEFAN SCAGGIARI 和 NED Wharton 的“拼图主题”原声片段) RASCOE:本周从印度远道而来加入我们的是 Will Shortz。
He's the puzzle editor of The New York Times and puzzlemaster of WEEKEND EDITION.
他是《纽约时报》的谜题编辑和《WEEKEND EDITION》的谜题大师。
What are you doing on the other side of the world, Will?
威尔,你在世界的另一边做什么?
WILL SHORTZ: Well, it is the World Sudoku and Puzzle Championships.
WILL SHORTZ:嗯,这是世界数独和拼图锦标赛。
RASCOE: I mean, this is like the Super Bowl for you (laughter).
拉斯科:我的意思是,这对你来说就像超级碗(笑声)。
SHORTZ: This is it.
肖兹:就是这样。
RASCOE: So, Will, will you please remind us of last week's challenge?
拉斯科:威尔,您能提醒我们上周的挑战吗?
SHORTZ: Yes, it came from Nancy Taubenslag of Scarsdale, New York.
SHORTZ:是的,它来自纽约斯卡斯代尔的 Nancy Taubenslag。
I said, name a company that's known for transportation.
我说,请说出一家以运输闻名的公司的名字。
Move the first two letters to the end, reverse everything, insert the name of an international tourist destination, and you'll get the name of a game that involves transportation.
将前两个字母移到最后,将所有内容颠倒过来,插入一个国际旅游目的地的名称,你就会得到一个涉及交通的游戏的名称。
What things are these?
这些是什么东西?
Well, the transportation company is Amtrak, A-M-T-R-A-K.
嗯,运输公司是 Amtrak,A-M-T-R-A-K。
Reverse it.
扭转它。
Insert Rio, R-I-O, as in Rio de Janeiro, and you get Mario Kart.
插入 Rio,R-I-O,就像里约热内卢一样,你就会得到马里奥赛车。
RASCOE: Oh, I love Mario Kart.
拉斯科:哦,我喜欢马里奥赛车。
OK (laughter).
好的(笑声)。
Well, so there were about 650 correct entries this week, and our winner is Paula Egan Wright of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
好吧,本周大约有 650 个正确条目,我们的获胜者是怀俄明州夏延市的保拉·伊根·赖特 (Paula Egan Wright)。
Congratulations.
恭喜。
PAULA EGAN WRIGHT: Well, thank you.
保拉·伊根·赖特: 好的,谢谢。
RASCOE: Mario Kart's a great game.
拉斯科:《马里奥赛车》是一款很棒的游戏。
Have you ever played Mario Kart?
你玩过马里奥赛车吗?
WRIGHT: No, I didn't even know what it was.
赖特:不,我什至不知道那是什么。
RASCOE: (Laughter).
拉斯科:(笑声)。
WRIGHT: I just found it on a list of games that had to do with transportation.
WRIGHT:我刚刚在与交通有关的游戏列表中发现了它。
RASCOE: So you're not playing Mario Kart, but you do play the Puzzle.
拉斯科:所以你玩的不是《马里奥赛车》,而是《拼图》。
How long have you been playing?
你玩了多久了?
WRIGHT: My first time I played, I think, was in 2008, and I sent in my answer, and I got on the show.
WRIGHT:我想我第一次参加比赛是在 2008 年,我提交了答案,然后就参加了节目。
And that...
还有那个...
RASCOE: Oh, really?
拉斯科:哦,真的吗?
WRIGHT: ...Was the first time I ever played it, and I've been playing it ever since.
WRIGHT:……这是我第一次玩它,从那以后我就一直玩它。
I love puzzles.
我喜欢拼图。
RASCOE: OK, so you're a big puzzler.
拉斯科:好的,所以你是个大谜题者。
So I got to ask you.
所以我得问你。
Are you ready to play the Puzzle?
你准备好玩拼图了吗?
WRIGHT: Oh, as ready as I'll be, I guess.
赖特:哦,我想我已经准备好了。
RASCOE: Oh, you're definitely ready.
拉斯科:哦,你绝对准备好了。
Take it away, Will.
把它拿走,威尔。
SHORTZ: Hi, Paula.
肖兹:嗨,保拉。
Every answer today is a word or phrase that might appear in a weather forecast.
今天的每个答案都是可能出现在天气预报中的单词或短语。
This could be from any time of the year to any part of the U.S. Identify the words from their anagrams.
这可以是从一年中的任何时间到美国的任何地方。从字谜中识别单词。
For example, if I said Iran, I-R-A-N, you would say rain.
例如,如果我说伊朗,I-R-A-N,你会说雨。
WRIGHT: OK.
赖特:好的。
SHORTZ: So here's No. 1, clod, C-L-O-D.
SHORTZ:所以这是第一,土块,C-L-O-D。
WRIGHT: That would be cold.
赖特:那会很冷。
SHORTZ: Good job.
肖兹:干得好。
Here's No. 2, steel, S-T-E-E-L.
这是 2 号,钢,S-T-E-E-L。
WRIGHT: Sleet.
赖特:雨夹雪。
SHORTZ: Nice.
肖兹:很好。
Of old, O-F-O-L-D.
过去,O-F-O-L-D。
WRIGHT: That would be flood.
赖特:那将会是洪水。
SHORTZ: Good job.
肖兹:干得好。
Le car, L-E C-A-R.
Le car,L-E C-A-R。
WRIGHT: That would be - a little help, maybe.
赖特:也许这会有点帮助。
RASCOE: Yeah, like the sky when there are no clouds.
拉斯科:是的,就像没有云时的天空一样。
WRIGHT: Oh, clear, of course.
赖特:哦,当然清楚。
RASCOE: Yes.
拉斯科:是的。
SHORTZ: Clear.
肖兹:清楚。
You got it.
你明白了。
Your next answer - it's a two-word phrase, and the word is online, O-N-L-I-N-E.
你的下一个答案是一个由两个词组成的短语,这个词是在线的,O-N-L-I-N-E。
WRIGHT: Online.
赖特:在线。
SHORTZ: It's something experienced in the Pacific.
SHORTZ:这是在太平洋地区经历过的事情。
WRIGHT: El Nino.
赖特:厄尔尼诺现象。
SHORTZ: El Nino.
肖兹:厄尔尼诺现象。
Good one.
好一个。
Your next one is also a two-word answer.
你的下一个也是一个两个词的答案。
Not wiped, N-O-T W-I-P-E-D.
未擦拭,N-O-T W-I-P-E-D。
And when cold weather first hits in the fall, this would be a term that would be in the forecast for farmers and gardeners.
当寒冷的天气在秋天首次袭来时,农民和园丁的天气预报中就会出现这个术语。
RASCOE: Oh, oh, is it, like, a dewpoint?
拉斯科:哦,哦,是露点吗?
WRIGHT: Dewpoint.
赖特:露点。
You got it.
你明白了。
SHORTZ: That is it.
肖兹:就是这样。
Good one, Ayesha.
好一个,艾莎。
RASCOE: I couldn't even think of a clue for it.
拉斯科:我什至想不出任何线索。
(LAUGHTER) SHORTZ: How about this one?
(笑声) SHORTZ:这个怎么样?
Mortices, M-O-R-T-I-C-E-S.
榫眼,M-O-R-T-I-C-E-S。
RASCOE: OK.
拉斯科:好的。
WRIGHT: Storm.
赖特:风暴。
SHORTZ: Yes.
肖兹:是的。
What kind of storm?
什么样的风暴?
WRIGHT: Ice storm.
赖特:冰暴。
SHORTZ: An ice storm.
肖兹:一场冰暴。
You got it.
你明白了。
And here's your last one, raunchier, R-A-U-N-C-H-I-E-R.
这是你的最后一篇,更不雅的,R-A-U-N-C-H-I-E-R。
WRIGHT: Hurricane.
赖特:飓风。
RASCOE: Oh.
拉斯科:哦。
SHORTZ: Hurricane.
肖兹:飓风。
Good job.
好工作。
RASCOE: Wow.
拉斯科:哇。
OK, I did not see hurricane in that word.
好吧,我没有在这个词中看到飓风。
(LAUGHTER) RASCOE: But you did a wonderful job, Paula.
(笑声) 拉斯科:但是你做得很好,保拉。
How do you feel?
你感觉如何?
WRIGHT: Oh, I'm glad that I - they weren't harder than that.
WRIGHT:哦,我很高兴我——他们并没有比那更难。
SHORTZ: Oh, you were great.
SHORTZ:噢,你太棒了。
RASCOE: Yeah.
拉斯科:是的。
WRIGHT: Thank you.
赖特:谢谢。
RASCOE: You did great.
拉斯科:你做得很好。
For playing our Puzzle today, you'll get a WEEKEND EDITION lapel pin, as well as puzzle books and games.
今天玩我们的拼图,您将获得周末版徽章,以及拼图书籍和游戏。
You can read all about it at /puzzle.
您可以在 /puzzle 阅读所有相关内容。
And Paula, what member station do you listen to?
保拉,你听哪个会员电台?
WRIGHT: KUWR in Laramie, Wyoming.
WRIGHT:位于怀俄明州拉勒米的 KUWR。
RASCOE: That's Paula Egan Wright of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
拉斯科:我是怀俄明州夏安市的保拉·伊根·赖特 (Paula Egan Wright)。
Thank you so much for playing the Puzzle.
非常感谢您玩拼图游戏。
WRIGHT: Thank you.
赖特:谢谢。
It was delightful.
真是令人愉快。
I'm glad to hear you both.
我很高兴听到你们俩的声音。
RASCOE: All right, Will, what's next week's challenge?
拉斯科:好吧,威尔,下周的挑战是什么?
SHORTZ: Yes, it comes from Ned Pokras of Brattleboro, Vermont.
SHORTZ:是的,它来自佛蒙特州布拉特尔伯勒市的 Ned Pokras。
Take the last name of a well-known figure in music, 11 letters.
取音乐界知名人物的姓氏,11 个字母。
Drop the ninth and tenth letters, say the result out loud, and phonetically, it will sound like hot beverages one after the other.
丢掉第九个和第十个字母,大声说出结果,从发音上来说,听起来就像一个接一个的热饮料。
Who is the music figure, and what are the beverages?
音乐人物是谁?饮料是什么?
So again, a well-known music figure, 11 letters, last name.
再说一遍,一个著名的音乐人物,11个字母,姓氏。
Drop the ninth and tenth letters, say the result out loud, and phonetically, it will sound like two hot beverages one after the other.
丢掉第九个和第十个字母,大声说出结果,从发音上来说,听起来就像是相继喝了两杯热饮。
Who is the music figure, and what are the beverages?
音乐人物是谁?饮料是什么?
RASCOE: When you have the answer, go to our website, /puzzle.
拉斯科:当您找到答案后,请访问我们的网站 /puzzle。
To submit your response, just fill out the form on the Puzzle page.
要提交您的回复,只需填写“拼图”页面上的表格即可。
Remember, just one entry, please.
请记住,请仅输入一项。
Our deadline for entries this week is Thursday, October 22 at 3 p.m.
本周报名截止日期为 10 月 22 日星期四下午 3 点。
Eastern.
东。
Don't forget to include a phone number where we can reach you.
不要忘记附上我们可以联系到您的电话号码。
If you're the winner, we'll give you a call, and if you pick up the phone, you'll get to play on the air with the puzzle editor of The New York Times and puzzlemaster of WEEKEND EDITION, Will Shortz.
如果您是获胜者,我们会给您打电话,如果您拿起电话,您将可以与《纽约时报》的拼图编辑兼周末版的拼图大师威尔·肖茨 (Will Shortz) 一起玩游戏。
Thank you, Will.
谢谢你,威尔。
SHORTZ: Thank you, Ayesha.
肖兹:谢谢你,阿伊莎。
(SOUNDBITE OF STEFAN SCAGGIARI & NED WHARTON'S "PUZZLEMASH THEME") Topics
(STEFAN SCAGGIARI 和 NED Wharton 的“拼图主题”原声片段)