火熱的西西里島
The Italian island of Sicily may have registered the hottest temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius, which could be the highest ever recorded among other European countries.
義大利西西里島日前出現攝氏48.8度的高溫，而這同時也可能是歐洲國家當中的史上最高溫。
register(v.)顯示temperature(n.)溫度;氣溫Fahrenheit=華氏溫標
The current official record in Europe is 48 degrees Celsius set by Athens in 1977.
目前歐洲官方紀錄的最高氣溫為雅典於1977年創下的攝氏48度。
current(adj.)現行的official(adj.)官方的set a record=創下紀錄
Whether the new record is true or not is yet to be confirmed since it did not come from the official Italian weather service.
由於此測量數據並非出自官方氣象局，因此其真實性仍有待證實。
is yet to be confirmed=有待確定或證實
The scorching heatwave in Italy has been caused by an anticyclone nicknamed Lucifer.
義大利這一波熱浪是由名為「路西法」的反氣旋所致，
scorching(adj.)灼熱的;極熱的scorch(v.)(使)燒焦;把…烤曬至變色heatwave(n.)熱浪anticyclone(n.)反氣旋cyclone(n.)氣旋;龍捲風nickname(n.)外號;綽號(v.)給…取外號
The anticyclone moved up from Africa and headed north across Italy, causing temperatures in several cities to rise.
從非洲北上橫越義大利，進而造成多個城市的氣溫上升。
head(v.)前往cause sth. to RV=導致某事…rise(v.)上升
Italy has put 17 cities on red warning because of the heatwave, which has led to the spread of wildfires across Tunisia and Algeria.
義大利境內17座城市因此進入紅色警戒狀態，這波熱浪已在突尼西亞和阿爾及利亞引發野火延燒。
warning(n.)警告;警戒lead to=造成;導致spread(v.)(n.)蔓延;擴散wildfire(n.)野火bush fire(n.)森林大火
The extreme heatwave is forecast to rage across southern Europe towards the end of this week and is expected to move westward.
極端熱浪將肆虐歐洲南部直至週末才會結束，預計之後將向西轉移。
extreme(adj.)極端的;極度的;強烈的is forecast to RV=預測;預計;預報rage(v.)肆虐be expected to=預計;期待
Record-breaking high temperatures have been recorded in several countries in the northern hemisphere.
北半球國家最近出現前所未有的高溫紀錄。
record-breaking(adj.)打破紀錄的hemisphere(n.)半球equator(n.)赤道
In Greece, huge wildfires have ravaged forests for a week, destroying homes and forcing people to leave their homes and escape to safe places.
希臘的野火已持續延燒一週，燒毀許多房子，迫使當地人離開家園並撤離到安全的地方。
ravage(v.)破壞;毀壞destroy(v.)摧毀;毀滅force sb. to RV=迫使某人做某事escape(v.)逃離;逃脱