周二日本宣布樱花季的到来，比通常早了10天，和此前两次并列史上最早樱花季。请看本报周四的报道：

Japan announced the official start of Tokyo’s cherry blossom season Tuesday, 10 days earlier than usual and tied with a record early start seen only twice before.

In past years the country’s meteorologists have linked the increasingly early blooms to climate change, and temperatures in Tokyo have been unseasonably mild in recent days.

Tokyo’s official cherry bloom records go back 70 years and the delicate white-pink flowers have only appeared this early in 2021 and 2020, according to the weather agency.

报道中的tie with就是“并列”，例如：

Ben won the tournament, while Tom tied with Jonathan for second place.

本赢了锦标赛，汤姆和乔纳森并列第二名。