西歐頻頻出現攝氏40度以上的高溫,美國與中國也不遑多讓,連續發出高溫警報!聯合國與氣象專家警告,溫室氣體排放沒有改善,極端氣候持續,劇烈高溫侵襲亞、美、歐洲大陸將成為未來幾年夏季的新常態(norm)。
【淺談酷夏新常態】
norm 常態
A:Heat waves continue to scorch Western Europe, China, and the U.S.(熱浪持續在灼燒西歐、中國與美國。)
B:The experts warn that blistering summers probably will become a new norm by 2050.(專家警告2050年前酷熱夏天可能將是常態。)
to melt 融化
A:Does it mean there will be more wildfires, melted road surfaces, and heat deaths?(將有更多森林大火、融化的路面與熱死案例嗎?)
B:Maybe! We need to be better equipped for the future, at least for several years.(或許。我們對未來要有準備,至少要好幾年。)
climate emergency 氣候緊急狀態
A:I do not want my children to have a future of excessively hot summers.(我不要我小孩有個夏天每每熱到爆的未來。)
B:Extreme heat waves are so frequent; this is a climate emergency we're talking about!(熱浪太頻繁,我們可是在講氣候緊急狀態啊!)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. blaze:火焰、火災
2. shade:蔭、陰涼處
3. asphalt:瀝青、柏油
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