英國最高溫攝氏40度
Ken and Ivy are watching the news in the living room.
肯和伊維在客廳看新聞。
living room=客廳
Ken: A weather prediction for 2050 has already become a reality this week in the UK.
肯：一項2050年的天氣預測本週竟然在英國成真了。
have(has) p.p.=現在完成式reality(n.)真實、現實
Ivy: That’s 28 years early!
伊維：提早了28年啊！
early(adj.)提早的、早的late(adj.)遲的、晚的
Ken: Look. The weather forecast for Tuesday is shockingly similar for most parts of the country.
肯：你看，英國大部分地區在週二的天氣預報竟出奇地類似。
forecast(n.)預報、預測shockingly(adv.)令人震驚地similar(adj.)相似的similarity(n.)相似性
Ivy: It says that temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees higher than normal at the beginning of next week.
伊維：預報說，下週頭幾天的氣溫預估會比平常高出10至15度。
temperature(n.)溫度degree(n.)度higher than...=較...高normal(n.)(adj.)標準(的)、平常(的)
Ken: And the highest would be up to 40 degrees.
肯：而且最高溫上看攝氏40度呢。
the highest=最高的up to=上達至
Ivy: That’s bad. Global warming is causing the earth to heat up.
伊維：這真不妙。全球暖化正導致地球升溫。
global warming=全球暖化cause(v.)導致heat up=升溫、加熱
Ken: Many countries are facing heatwaves. Japan, Australia, France and the US have reported extreme, high temperatures.
肯：許多國家面臨熱浪來襲。日本、澳洲、法國和美國都出現了極端高溫。
face(v.)面對、面臨heatwave(n.)熱浪report(v.)報告、報導extreme(adj.)極端的
Ivy: It’s time to think about what we can do to slow down climate change.
伊維：是時候該想想我們能做什麼延緩氣候變遷。
time to V=是時候做某事slow down=減速、減緩climate change=氣候變遷
Ken: Right. Otherwise, a climate crisis will come even sooner.
肯：確實。否則氣候危機將更早到來。
otherwise(adv.)否則、不然(or else)crisis(n.)危機will VR=未來式