白色的非洲喀麥隆
Equatorial regions generally don’t snow, but on September 9, hail and snow were observed in the Bana and Bakou areas of Cameroon, a west-central African country.
赤道地區一般不會下雪，但位於非洲中西部的喀麥隆境內的巴納和巴庫地區，卻在9月9日出現冰雹和降雪。
equator(n.)赤道equatorial(adj.)位於赤道的observe(v.)觀測;觀察
Cameroon is 667.17 km north of the equator.
喀麥隆距離赤道以北667.17公里，
Lying wholly within the tropics, the country is usually warm throughout the year.
整個國家位處於熱帶地區且終年暖和。
tropic(n.)回歸線the tropics=熱帶地區
However, rare hail and snow occurred in Western Cameroon last month, with a maximum snow depth of five centimeters.
然而，喀麥隆西部卻在上個月迎來罕見冰雹和降雪，積雪厚度深達五公分。
rare(adj.)罕見的;稀少的maximum(adj.)最大限度的
House roofs were damaged, crops were destroyed, and traffic was disrupted because of the climate event.
當地的屋頂被砸破、農作物遭毀損，而道路交通亦受阻礙。
crop(n.)農作物;莊稼disrupt(v.)擾亂;中斷climate(n.)氣候
Nevertheless, locals were captured having fun in the snow, as it is unusual to have snow in those areas.
儘管如此，由於該地區少有降雪，因此無阻當地居民在雪地裡玩耍作樂。
capture(v.)拍攝
The condition was due to ongoing climate changes.
這種天氣現象由氣候變遷所致，
due to=因為;由於
In July, 19 locations in South Africa registered record-low temperatures.
南非亦有19個地區在7月時創下最低氣溫紀錄。
register(v.)顯示temperature(n.)溫度
However, the FRANCE 24 Observers reported that the layers of ice on the ground were actually a pile of hailstones.
不過，法國新聞媒體「法蘭西24觀察者」報導，地上的積雪其實是冰雹，
a pile of=一堆…;一疊…
Thus, it is inaccurate to describe it as snow.
因此將之稱為「雪」並不準確。
inaccurate(adj.)不準確的describe A as B=把A形容為B
They added that Bana is a town in a plateau area with an altitude of 2,000 meters where hailstones don’t melt quickly because of low temperatures.
他們指出，巴納是海拔2,000公尺的高原地區，由於氣溫低，因此冰雹融化得較慢。
altitude(n.)海拔latitude(n.)緯度longitude(n.)經度