整个欧洲像个大烤箱：西、法山火逼近波尔多，三十三万人逃离家园

一波接一波的热浪反复来袭，把大地烤得又干又脆，仿佛只差一点火星。

Wave after wave of heat keeps rolling in, baking the land dry and brittle, as if one spark is all it would take.

于是，山火在西班牙和法国接连爆发，而且一发不可收拾。

And so wildfires have erupted, one after another, across Spain and France — and spun completely out of control.

火从西班牙南部的安达卢西亚，一路向北，甚至烧到了巴黎郊外那片有名的枫丹白露森林。

The fire has run from Andalusia in southern Spain all the way north, even reaching the famous Fontainebleau forest outside Paris.

到目前为止，两国因为大火而被迫离家的人，加起来已经超过三十三万。

So far, the number of people forced from their homes by the fires in the two countries adds up to more than 330,000.

法国大约有二十二万人撤离，西班牙也有七万多人逃离家园，另有数万人被要求就地避难。

France has about 220,000 evacuated, Spain more than 70,000 who have fled their homes, and tens of thousands more told to shelter in place.

西班牙的火情实在太重，全国已经进入紧急状态。

Spain's fire situation is so severe that the entire country has entered a state of emergency.

在法国，最让人揪心的，是大火正一步步逼近历史名城波尔多，最近处只有十五公里。

In France, the most nerve-wracking part is the fire closing in, step by step, on the historic city of Bordeaux — at its nearest, just fifteen kilometers away.

今年法国被烧毁的山林，面积可能是去年同期的两倍。

The mountain forest burned in France this year may be double the area of the same period last year.

好在，危难时刻，欧洲各国选择了互相搭一把手。

Thankfully, in this moment of crisis, Europe's nations have chosen to lend one another a hand.

意大利、希腊、荷兰、葡萄牙等好几个国家，都派出了消防飞机，飞往前线支援。

Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal and several other countries have all sent firefighting planes to the front lines.

可即便如此，新一轮热浪还在逼近，这场和大火的赛跑，短期内还看不到终点。

But even so, a new wave of heat is still closing in, and this race against the fire has no end in sight anytime soon.

很多科学家提醒：随着气候变暖，这样极端的夏天，恐怕会越来越多。

Many scientists warn: as the climate warms, extreme summers like this one will likely only become more common.

今天的欧洲，或许正是很多地方的明天。

Today's Europe may well be many other places' tomorrow.