It looks as if they heard me, because on the local news this noon, the young weatherman appeared with his tie loosened and his shirtsleeves rolled up, a sure sign of a winter-storm warming.

• 上天好像听到了我的话，因为中午的地方新闻中，年轻的气象预报员解开了他的领带，把袖口也卷了起来，这很明显就是冬季暴风雪的征兆。