News Report: A Heatwave Hits the City

Good evening, and welcome to the evening news.

晚安，歡迎收看晚間新聞。

For the third day in a row, the city has broken a temperature record.

這座城市已經連續第三天打破氣溫紀錄。

This afternoon, it reached thirty-nine degrees in the city centre.

今天下午，市中心的氣溫達到了39度。

Our reporter is in the main park. So, how hot is it out there?

我們的記者正在中央公園。那邊有多熱？

Honestly? It feels like standing next to an open oven!

老實說？感覺就像站在打開的烤箱旁邊！

The grass here has turned completely brown,

這裡的草已經全變成褐色了，

and people have been told to stay out of the sun at midday.

民眾被告知中午不要待在太陽底下。

Ha, the shade under the trees is the most popular place in town!

哈，樹蔭底下現在可是全城最搶手的地方！

In the main square, children have been playing in the fountain all day.

在中央廣場，孩子們一整天都在噴水池裡玩水。

But the fire service has asked people not to swim in the river.

但消防單位呼籲民眾不要到河裡游泳。

The water is much colder and deeper than it looks.

河水比看起來冷得多，也深得多。

But not everyone is unhappy about the heat. Right, sir?

不過，並不是每個人都討厭這波熱浪。對吧，先生？

Ha! Are you kidding? This is the best week I've ever had!

哈！開什麼玩笑？這是我有史以來最棒的一週！

I've sold more ice cream in three days than in all of June.

這三天我賣出的冰淇淋比整個六月還多。

By two o'clock today, we'd already run out of chocolate!

今天才兩點，巧克力口味就已經賣光了！

Still, I keep calling my old mum to check she's okay.

不過，我還是一直打電話給年邁的母親，確認她沒事。

Doctors say the heat can be dangerous, especially for older people.

醫生表示，高溫可能很危險，尤其是對長者。

We've seen a lot more patients this week, mostly elderly people.

這週我們看的病人多了很多，大多是長者。

So please, drink water often, even if you're not thirsty.

所以請大家常常喝水，就算不覺得渴也要喝。

And if you have an older neighbour, knock on their door and check on them.

如果你有年長的鄰居，請去敲敲門，看看他們是否安好。

To help, the city has opened cooling centres in ten public libraries.

為此，市政府在10間公立圖書館設立了避暑中心。

Inside, it's lovely and cool, and anyone can come in for free.

裡面涼爽舒適，任何人都可以免費進來。

They'll stay open until ten o'clock every evening this week.

本週每天晚上都會開放到10點。

And finally, there's some good news in the forecast!

最後，天氣預報帶來了好消息！

Temperatures are expected to fall to around twenty-five degrees by Saturday,

預計到週六，氣溫將降至25度左右，

with some light rain in the afternoon.

下午還會有小雨。

Until then, stay in the shade, and look after each other.

在那之前，請待在陰涼處，彼此照應。

That's all from us tonight. Good night!

今晚的節目就到這裡。晚安！