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热浪下的欧洲：西班牙、法国大火，三十多万人撤离，波尔多告急
Europe Under a Heatwave: Spain and France Wildfires Force 300,000 to Flee as Bordeaux Is Threatened
A medium Chinese listening story: a rare heatwave set off wildfires across Spain and France, forcing over 300,000 to evacuate; Spain declared a state of emergency and fire closed in on Bordeaux as other nations sent planes.
This is an HSK 3-4 Chinese listening episode that runs about 1 minute. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 12 key vocabulary words such as 经历、危险、国家 and walks through 3 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
这个夏天，欧洲正在经历一场少见的高温。
This summer, Europe is going through a rare, extreme heat.
一波又一波的热浪，把很多地方烤得又干又热。
Wave after wave of heat has baked many places bone-dry and scorching.
在这样的天气里，西班牙和法国，接连起了大火。
In this kind of weather, big fires have broken out one after another in Spain and France.
火从西班牙南部，一直烧到法国，甚至烧到了巴黎附近的森林。
The fire has spread from southern Spain all the way to France, even reaching the forests near Paris.
因为太危险，两个国家一共有三十多万人被迫离开家。
Because it's so dangerous, the two countries together have had more than 300,000 people forced to leave home.
其中，法国大约有二十二万人撤离，西班牙也有七万多人。
Of those, France has about 220,000 evacuated, and Spain more than 70,000.
西班牙的情况太严重，整个国家进入了紧急状态。
Spain's situation is so serious that the whole country has entered a state of emergency.
在法国，大火正一步一步逼近一座有名的老城，那就是波尔多。
In France, a huge fire is closing in, step by step, on a famous old city — Bordeaux.
最近的火，离波尔多只有十五公里左右。
The nearest fire is only about fifteen kilometers from Bordeaux.
这里是很多人心中的"美酒之城"，大家都担心它会出事。
This is the "city of fine wine" in many people's hearts, and everyone worries something will happen to it.
面对这么大的火，欧洲很多国家都伸出了手。
Facing a fire this big, many European countries have reached out a hand.
意大利、希腊、荷兰这些国家，都派出了飞机，帮法国和西班牙一起救火。
Italy, Greece, the Netherlands and others have all sent planes to help France and Spain fight the fire together.
可是天气还没有转好，新一波热浪又在路上。
But the weather hasn't turned better, and a new wave of heat is already on the way.
对很多人来说，今年这个夏天，实在太难过了。
For a lot of people, this summer has truly been unbearable.
正在经历一场高温 = going through a heat.
因为太危险 = because it is so dangerous.
整个国家进入了紧急状态 = the whole country entered a state of emergency.
西班牙的情况太严重 = Spain's situation is too serious.
大家都担心它会出事 = everyone worries something will happen to it.
在这样的天气里 = in this kind of weather.
都派出了飞机 = all sent planes.
一场少见的高温 = a rare extreme heat.
一波又一波的热浪 = wave after wave of heat.
法国大约有二十二万人撤离 = France had about 220,000 evacuate.
整个国家进入了紧急状态 = the whole country entered a state of emergency.
大火正一步一步逼近波尔多 = the fire is closing in on Bordeaux.
* beyond level超纲词
把……烤得又干又热
把 A 烤得 B = "bake A until B"; 又 X 又 Y = "both X and Y".
一波又一波的热浪，把很多地方烤得又干又热。
从……一直……到……
从 A 一直 … 到 B = "from A all the way to B".
火从西班牙南部，一直烧到法国。
被迫 + verb
被迫 + verb = "be forced to …".
两个国家一共有三十多万人被迫离开家。
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