Many People Died During the Heat Wave in Europe
歐洲熱浪導致許多人死亡
Introduction
It was very hot in Europe in June. Many old people died in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
六月份的歐洲非常炎熱。法國、比利時與荷蘭有許多長者死亡。
Main Body
The weather was hotter than 40°C. In France, 2,025 extra people died in one week. Most people died at home. Many of them were 65 years old or older.
天氣高溫超過 40°C。在法國，一週內多出了 2,025 人死亡。大多數人是在家中死亡。許多死者年滿 65 歲或以上。
Belgium and the Netherlands also had many deaths. The nights were too hot. The emergency phone lines did not work well because too many people called.
比利時與荷蘭同樣有許多死亡案例。夜晚溫度過高。由於撥打人數過多，緊急求救電話線運作不暢。
Some politicians in France are angry. They say the government did not prepare for the heat. Many French homes do not have air conditioning. Because of the heat, people bought many fans and coolers at stores.
法國部分政治人物感到憤怒。他們表示政府沒有為熱浪做好準備。許多法國家庭沒有安裝冷氣。因為天氣炎熱，人們在商店購買了許多電風扇與冷卻機。
Conclusion
The countries are now talking about how to protect people from hot weather in the future.
這些國家目前正在討論未來如何保護民眾免受高溫天氣影響。
Vocabulary Learning
🌡️ Comparing Things
When we want to say one thing is "more" than another, we add -er to the end of a short word.
Example from the text: Hot Hotter
How it works:
- Hot (Normal) Hotter (More heat)
- Small (Normal) Smaller (Less size)
- Cold (Normal) Colder (Less heat)
The Magic Word: "Than" We use than to connect the two things we are comparing.
The weather was hotter than 40°C.
📦 'Too' = A Problem
In this story, the word too is used when something is a problem. It doesn't just mean "also"; it means "more than enough."
- The nights were too hot. (This is bad; people cannot sleep).
- Too many people called. (This is bad; the phones broke).
Quick Rule:
Too + Adjective =