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今年jīn nián进入jìn rù六月Liù yuè以来yǐ lái,全quán球qiú多duō个gè国家guó jiā和hé地区dì qū都dōu遭遇zāo yù了le极端jí duān高gāo温wēn天气tiān qì,导致dǎo zhì缺quē水shuǐ、停tíng电diàn、汽车qì chē自燃zì rán、森林sēn lín火灾huǒ zāi事故shì gù上升shàng shēng等děng。

近期jìn qī中国Zhōng guó多duō地dì也yě都dōu出现chū xiàn了le热射病rè shè bìng的de病例bìng lì。

热射病rè shè bìng是shì最zuì危险wēi xiǎn最zuì严重yán zhòng的de中暑zhòng shǔ,患者huàn zhě体温tǐ wēn严重yán zhòng升高shēng gāo达到dá dào四十sì shí多duō摄氏度Shè shì dù,会huì导致dǎo zhì神经shén jīng系统xì tǒng、肌肉jī ròu组织zǔ zhī、凝血níng xuè功能gōng néng、肝gān肾shèn功能gōng néng、呼吸hū xī功能gōng néng、心血管xīn xuè guǎn功能gōng néng等děng全身quán shēn性xìng问题wèn tí,有yǒu很hěn高gāo的de病bìng死sǐ率lǜ。

气候qì hòu专家zhuān jiā表示biǎo shì,长cháng时间shí jiān的de高gāo温wēn对duì电力diàn lì保障bǎo zhàng、公共gōng gòng生产shēng chǎn活动huó dòng和hé身体shēn tǐ健康jiàn kāng都dōu会huì造成zào chéng一定yī dìng影响yǐng xiǎng,大家dà jiā应当yīng dāng尽量jǐn liàng避免bì miǎn在zài高温gāo wēn时段shí duàn进行jìn xíng户外hù wài活动huó dòng,高gāo温wēn下xià工作gōng zuò的de人员rén yuán应当yīng dāng缩短suō duǎn连续lián xù工作gōng zuò时间shí jiān。

在zài高gāo温wēn高gāo湿shī环境huán jìng中zhōng,如果rú guǒ出现chū xiàn心跳xīn tiào加速jiā sù、头tóu晕yūn、头tóu痛tòng、呼吸hū xī不bù畅chàng等děng中暑zhòng shǔ症状zhèng zhuàng,要yào尽快jǐn kuài转移zhuǎn yí至zhì阴凉yīn liáng、通风tōng fēng处chù休息xiū xi。

近jìn些xiē年nián全quán球qiú气候qì hòu出现chū xiàn极端jí duān天气tiān qì的de次数cì shù越来越yuè lái yuè多duō。

北极běi jí冰川bīng chuān融化róng huà、厄尔尼诺è ěr ní nuò等děng现象xiàn xiàng的de出现chū xiàn都dōu与yǔ全quán球qiú变biàn暖nuǎn因素yīn sù有关yǒu guān。

数据shù jù显示xiǎn shì,最近zuì jìn50年nián全quán球qiú变biàn暖nuǎn正zhèng以yǐ前所未有qián suǒ wèi yǒu的de速度sù dù发生fā shēng。

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Vocabulary 141 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
今年 jīn niánthis year
进入 jìn rùto enter / to join / to go into
六月 Liù yuèJune / sixth month (of the lunar year)
以来 yǐ láisince (used after a specified time or event)
全 quánall / whole / entire / every / complete
球 qiúball / sphere / globe / ball game / match
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
和 héand; together with
地区 dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term)
都 dōuall; both; entirely
遭遇 zāo yùto meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
极端 jí duānextreme
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
温 wēn(bound form) temperature / (TCM) fever / epidemic; pestilence
天气 tiān qìweather
导致 dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
缺 quēto run short of
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
停 tíngto stop / to halt
电 diànlightning / electricity / phone call or telegram etc
汽车 qì chēcar / automobile / bus
自燃 zì ránspontaneous combustion
森林 sēn línforest
火灾 huǒ zāiserious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
事故 shì gùaccident
上升 shàng shēngto rise / to go up / to ascend
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
近期 jìn qīnear in time / recent
中国 Zhōng guóChina
地 dìearth / ground / field / place / land
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
出现 chū xiànto appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
热射病 rè shè bìngheatstroke
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
病例 bìng lì(medical) case / occurrence of illness
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
危险 wēi xiǎndangerous
严重 yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
中暑 zhòng shǔsunstroke; heatstroke
患者 huàn zhěpatient; sufferer
体温 tǐ wēn(body) temperature
升高 shēng gāoto raise / to ascend
达到 dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain
四十 sì shíforty / 40
摄氏度 Shè shì dù°C (degrees Celsius)
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
神经 shén jīngnerve / mental state / nutjob
系统 xì tǒngsystem
肌肉 jī ròumuscle / flesh
组织 zǔ zhī(biology) tissue
凝血 níng xuèblood clot
功能 gōng néngfunction; capability
肝 gānliver
肾 shènkidney
呼吸 hū xīto breathe
心血管 xīn xuè guǎn(anatomy) heart and blood vessels; cardiovascular
全身 quán shēnthe whole body
性 xìngsuffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
有 yǒuto have; there is
很 hěnvery; quite
病 bìngillness / disease / defect
死 sǐto die
率 lǜ(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
气候 qì hòu(meteorology) climate / (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
专家 zhuān jiāexpert; specialist
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
长 chánglong
时间 shí jiāntime
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
电力 diàn lìelectrical power / electricity
保障 bǎo zhàngto ensure / to guarantee / to safeguard
公共 gōng gòngpublic; common; communal
生产 shēng chǎnto produce; to manufacture
活动 huó dòng(volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity / (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver
身体 shēn tǐone's health
健康 jiàn kānghealth
造成 zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
一定 yī dìnga certain ...; a given ...
影响 yǐng xiǎnginfluence / effect
大家 dà jiāeveryone
应当 yīng dāngshould; ought to
尽量 jǐn liàngas much as possible
避免 bì miǎnto avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
高温 gāo wēnhigh temperature
时段 shí duàntime interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
户外 hù wàioutdoor
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
工作 gōng zuòto work / (of a machine) to operate
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
缩短 suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail
连续 lián xùcontinuous / serial / consecutive
湿 shīmoist / wet
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
心跳 xīn tiàoheartbeat / pulse
加速 jiā sùto accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
头 tóuhead / the top / end / beginning or end / chief / boss / side / aspect
晕 yūnconfused / dizzy / giddy
痛 tòngache / pain / sorrow
不 bùno; not so
畅 chàngfree / unimpeded / smooth / at ease / free from worry / fluent
症状 zhèng zhuàngsymptom (of an illness)
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
尽快 jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible
转移 zhuǎn yíto shift; to relocate; to transfer / (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc) / (medicine) to metastasize
至 zhìto / until
阴凉 yīn liángshady
通风 tōng fēngairy
处 chù(bound form) place; locality / (bound form) part; aspect / (bound form) office; department; bureau
休息 xiū xito rest
近 jìnnear / close to
些 xiēclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
年 niányear
次数 cì shùnumber of times / frequency / order number (in a series) / power (math.) / degree of a polynomial (math.)
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
北极 běi jíthe North Pole / the north magnetic pole
冰川 bīng chuānglacier
融化 róng huàto melt / to thaw / to dissolve / to blend into / to combine / to fuse
厄尔尼诺 è ěr ní nuò(meteorology) El Niño
现象 xiàn xiàngphenomenon / appearance
与 yǔ(formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast)
变 biànto change / to become different / to transform / to vary
暖 nuǎnwarm
因素 yīn sùelement / factor
有关 yǒu guānto have sth to do with / to relate to / to concern
数据 shù jùdata
显示 xiǎn shìto show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
最近 zuì jìnrecently
正 zhèngexactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place)
以 yǐby means of / according to / in order to / because of / at
前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu(idiom) unprecedented
速度 sù dùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
发生 fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out