非必要不出门!英国首相致命高温预警E0720

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.”

▍语言点 

1. hoist a warning 发布预警，拉警报

· 近义表达：issue a warning, put out a warning

· hoist /hɔɪst/v. 升起，提起

· hoist the national flag 升国旗

2. for the first time on record 有记录以来的头一回 

3. forecast /ˈfɔːrkæst/ v./n. 预测，预报(predict)

· weather forecast 天气预报

· Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy. 

专家预测经济将要复苏。

4. meteorological /ˌmiːtiɚəˈlɑːdʒɪk(ə)l/ adj. 气象的(缩写Met) 

· the Met Office 气象局 

· Britain’s Met Office 英国气象局

5. describe sb./sth. as sth. 将……描述为……

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

他的队友称他为“场上最佳球员”。

6. widespread /ˌwaɪdˈspred/ adj. 广泛的，普遍的 

· widespread support 广泛的支持

· widespread damage 大面积的损坏

· widespread impacts on sth. 对……产生广泛的影响