News Report: A Heatwave Hits the City

Good evening, and welcome to the evening news.

晚上好，欢迎收看晚间新闻。

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

这座城市已经连续第三天打破气温纪录。

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

今天下午，市中心的气温达到了39度。

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

我们的记者正在中央公园。那边有多热？

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

说实话？感觉就像站在一个打开的烤箱旁边！

The grass here has turned completely brown,

这里的草已经全变成褐色了，

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

人们被告知中午不要待在太阳底下。

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

哈，树荫底下现在可是全城最抢手的地方！

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

在中心广场，孩子们一整天都在喷泉里玩水。

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

但消防部门呼吁大家不要去河里游泳。

The water is much colder and deeper than it looks.

河水比看上去要冷得多，也深得多。

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

不过，并不是每个人都讨厌这股热浪。对吧，先生？

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

哈！开什么玩笑？这是我有史以来最棒的一周！

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

这三天我卖出的冰淇淋比整个六月还多。

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

今天才两点，巧克力味就已经卖光了！

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

不过，我还是不停地给年迈的母亲打电话，看看她好不好。

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

医生表示，高温可能很危险，尤其是对老年人。

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

这周我们接诊的病人多了很多，大多是老年人。

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

所以请大家经常喝水，即使不觉得渴。

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

如果你有年长的邻居，请去敲敲门，看看他们是否安好。

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

为此，市政府在10家公共图书馆开设了避暑中心。

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

里面凉爽舒适，任何人都可以免费进来。

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

本周每天晚上都会开放到10点。

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

最后，天气预报带来了好消息！

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

预计到周六，气温将降至25度左右，

with some light rain in the afternoon.

下午还会有小雨。

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

在那之前，请待在阴凉处，互相照应。

That's all from us tonight. Good night!

今晚的节目就到这里。晚安！