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开场白：

Welcome back!! Today is Thursday, July 21, 2022.

After taking a two-week hiatus , I feel more energized and ready for a new season for my Podcast.

This summer hasn’t been easy. The weather in Shanghai is scorching hot! Covid is still happening sporadically. But, I am glad to be back and to share more news stories with you.

Let’s begin today’s program with a language related trivia question. Do you know which country has more than 3 official languages? The answer will be announced in the end of the program. Feel free to jump through right now or find out online by yourself.

In today’s program, let’s talk about the weather! the Heat! Apparently, 40 degree Celsius is not unusual for this summer!

新闻摘要

• (1:15") Historic U.K. heat wave pushes temperatures past 40°C for first time (Axios)
• (2:43") Heat apocalypse’: Photos show Europe’s devastating fires as temperatures surge (CNBC)
• (4:11") More than 100 million in the US face excessive warning or heat advisories as a dangerous heat wave continues (CNN)
• (5:28") Heatwaves hammer megacities in China's Yangtze River basin (Reuters)

Words of the Day

• Provisional: arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later. 临时的
• scorchingly: very hot. 炎热的
• Dub: give an unofficial name or nickname to (someone or something). 被冠以 绰号的
• apocalypse: an event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale. 启示录，大灾难
• meteorologist: an expert in or student of meteorology; a weather forecaster. 气象学家，气象预报员
• Plain:a large area of flat land with few trees. 平原
• Searing: extremely hot or intense. 灼热
• Basin: a natural depression on the earth's surface, typically containing water. 盆地
• Span: extend from side to side of. 跨度