Very Hot Weather in Europe and North America
歐洲與北美洲出現極端高溫
Introduction
Many places in Europe and North America had very hot weather. Many people died and buildings and roads broke.
歐洲與北美洲許多地區天氣非常炎熱。許多人因此死亡，建築物與道路也遭到損壞。
Main Body
Europe was very hot. Germany and Poland had record high temperatures. In France, about 1,000 old people died because of the heat. The buildings in Europe are not made for this heat.
歐洲非常炎熱。德國與波蘭創下了氣溫新高。在法國，約有 1,000 名長者因高溫而死亡。歐洲的建築物並非為了應對這種高溫而設計。
Hot weather broke things in Germany. Roads melted and trains stopped. Some forests caught fire. Nuclear power plants in Hungary and Switzerland had to stop working because the river water was too warm.
炎熱的天氣導致德國許多設施損壞。道路融化，火車停駛。部分森林發生火災。匈牙利與瑞士的核電廠由於河水溫度過高而必須停止運作。
North America was also very hot. The USA had heat waves and dangerous fires. Three firefighters died in the West. Scientists say the earth is getting warmer because of people.
北美洲同樣非常炎熱。美國出現熱浪與危險的火災。西部有三名消防員殉職。科學家表示，地球溫度升高是由於人類活動所導致的。
Conclusion
Europe is a bit cooler now, but Central Europe and the Balkans are still very hot and dangerous.
歐洲現在稍微涼快了一些，但中歐與巴爾幹半島依然非常炎熱且危險。
Vocabulary Learning
🌡️ Word Power: 'Very' and 'Too'
Look at how the text describes the heat. We use these words to change the strength of an adjective.
1. VERY = High level
- Very hot Much more than normal.
- Very dangerous High risk.
2. TOO = More than enough / A problem
- Too warm So warm that the power plants had to stop.
🛠️ Action Words (Past Tense)
To talk about things that already happened, we often add -ed to the end of the word:
- Break Broke (Special word!)
- Melt Melted
- Stop Stopped
Quick Tip: When a word ends in a consonant (like stop), double the last letter before adding -ed stopped.