江西 侯昌瑋

“佐伊”是西班牙塞維利亞自6 月正式啟動(dòng)新的試點(diǎn)計(jì)劃以來(lái)第一個(gè)被命名的熱浪。該計(jì)劃對(duì)熱浪進(jìn)行排名和命名，只有最嚴(yán)重的熱浪才會(huì)被命名。

主題語(yǔ)境：自然災(zāi)害 篇幅：321詞 建議用時(shí)：7分鐘

1The world's first named heat wave hit Seville, Spain, pushing temperatures past 110 degrees Fahrenheit and earning the most severe tier (級(jí)別) in the city's new heat wave ranking system.Heat wave“Zoe”has brought scorching(酷熱的)temperatures to the southern part of the country, particularly the region of Andalusia where Seville is located.

2“Zoe”is the first named heat wave to hit Seville since it officially launched a new pilot program for naming and ranking heat waves, similar to hurricanes(Climatewire, June 22). Only the most severe heat waves get names, designated this year in reverse(反向的)alphabetical order.After Zoe,come Yago,Xenia,Wenceslao and Vega.The worst of the heat is expected to begin tapering off today. But it has posed a significant risk to human health while it lasted,according to Seville's new heat wave ranking system.

3It takes a three-tiered approach to categorizing heat waves in Seville, with Category 1 as the lowest ranking and Category 3 as the most severe. The system has specific criteria for each category, involving not only daytime temperatures, but also nighttime lows,humidity and the heat's expected effects on human health.

4Spain has been struggling with extreme temperatures for much of the summer already. High heat broke local records around the country and the first two weeks of June were the hottest on record in the country. Across the continent, this year was Europe's second hottest June on record, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. Extreme heat returned again earlier in July. Cities across Spain broke monthly temperature records and wildfires sprang up on the landscape.

5Climate change is causing heat waves to become more frequent, more intense and longer-lasting all over the world, increasing the risks to human health. Seville's new naming and ranking system is intended to heighten public awareness of the dangers of extreme heat.

Reading Check

Language Study

Ⅰ.Difficult sentences in the text

1. Heat wave“Zoe”has brought scorching temperatures to the southern part of the country,particularly the region of Andalusia where Seville is located.熱浪“佐伊”給西班牙南部帶來(lái)了酷暑，尤其是塞維利亞所在的安達(dá)盧西亞自治區(qū)。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句中，Heat wave“Zoe”has brought scorching temperatures to the southern part of the country 是主句；where Seville is located 是定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞是the region of Andalusia。

2.“Zoe”is the first named heat wave to hit Seville since it officially launched a new pilot program for naming and ranking heat waves,similar to hurricanes.“佐伊”是繼塞維利亞正式啟動(dòng)新的類似于颶風(fēng)的熱浪命名和排名試點(diǎn)項(xiàng)目以來(lái)，第一個(gè)被命名的熱浪。

【點(diǎn)石成金】這是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句，named 在句中作定語(yǔ)，修飾heat wave；since 引導(dǎo)的是時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，表示“自從……”。

Ⅱ.Text-centered chunks

pilot program 試點(diǎn)計(jì)劃

in reverse alphabetical order 以顛倒的字母表順序

taper off 逐漸消失；逐漸減少

spring up 迅速出現(xiàn)；突然興起