Red “extreme” heat?warnings have been hoisted?in parts of Britain?for the first time on record?where temperatures of 40°C have been?forecast.?

Britain’s?Met?Office?

is?describing the situation?

as?a “national emergency,”?

warning that the heat will have “widespread?impacts on people and infrastructure.”

▍語言點(diǎn)?

1. hoist a warning 發(fā)布預(yù)警，拉警報(bào)

· 近義表達(dá)：issue a warning, put out a warning

· hoist /h??st/v. 升起，提起

· hoist the national flag 升國旗

2. for the first time on record 有記錄以來的頭一回?

3. forecast /?f??rk?st/ v./n. 預(yù)測(cè)，預(yù)報(bào)(predict)

· weather forecast 天氣預(yù)報(bào)

· Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy.?

專家預(yù)測(cè)經(jīng)濟(jì)將要復(fù)蘇。

4. meteorological /?mi?ti???lɑ?d??k(?)l/ adj. 氣象的(縮寫Met)?

· the Met Office 氣象局?

· Britain’s Met Office 英國氣象局

5. describe sb./sth. as sth. 將……描述為……

· His teammates described him as “the best player on the pitch”.

他的隊(duì)友稱他為“場(chǎng)上最佳球員”。

6. widespread /?wa?d?spred/ adj. 廣泛的，普遍的?

· widespread support 廣泛的支持

· widespread damage 大面積的損壞

· widespread impacts on sth. 對(duì)……產(chǎn)生廣泛的影響