·HSK 6

Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
to be struck by / to suffer
zāoyù
遭遇
deadly / fatal
zhìmìng
致命
heatwave / heat wave
rèlàng
热浪
，
France
Fǎguó
法国
already
yǐ
已
to report / to record
bàogào
报告
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
50 people
50 rén
50人
due to / because of
yīn
因
high temperature / extreme heat
gāowēn
高温
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

late June / the last ten days of June

liùyuè xià xún

六月下旬

，

one (measure word for events)

yī chǎng

一场

historic / unprecedented

lìshǐ xìng

历史性

heatwave / heat wave

rèlàng

热浪

to sweep across / to engulf

xíjuǎn

席卷

Western Europe

Xī Ōu

西欧

，

France

Fǎguó

法国

temperature / air temperature

qìwēn

气温

at one point / temporarily

yīdù

一度

to break through / to exceed

chōngpò

冲破

44 degrees Celsius

44 shèshìdù

44摄氏度

。

France

Fǎguó

法国

authorities / officials

dāngjú

当局

to report / to record

bàogào

报告

more than / exceeding

yú

逾

50 cases / 50 instances

50 lì

50例

related to / associated with

yǔ

与

high temperature / extreme heat

gāowēn

高温

related / linked

xiāngguān

相关

(possessive/modifier particle)

的

death / fatality

sǐwáng

死亡

，

multiple countries / several nations

duō guó

多国

also / likewise (formal)

yì

亦

to issue / to announce

fābù

发布

health

jiànkāng

健康

alert / warning

jǐngbào

警报

。

June 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM

late June / the last ten days of June

liùyuè xià xún

六月下旬

，

one (measure word for events)

yī chǎng

一场

of rare scale / unusually large

guīmó hǎnjiàn

规模罕见

(possessive/modifier particle)

的

heatwave / heat wave

rèlàng

热浪

to sweep across / to engulf

xíjuǎn

席卷

Western Europe

Xī Ōu

西欧

most / the majority of

dàbùfen

大部分

region / area

dìqū

地区

，

Spain

Xībānyá

西班牙

、

Portugal

Pútáoyá

葡萄牙

、

France

Fǎguó

法国

and / as well as

jí

及

United Kingdom

Yīngguó

英国

all / each

jūn

均

to record / to register

lùdé

录得

abnormal / exceptional

yìcháng

异常

high temperature / extreme heat

gāowēn

高温

。

France

Fǎguó

法国

Pissos (place name in France)

Písīsī

皮索斯

region / area

dìqū

地区

temperature / air temperature

qìwēn

气温

at one point / at its peak

yīdù

一度

reaching as high as

gāo dá

高达

44.3 degrees Celsius

44.3 shèshìdù

44.3摄氏度

，

to set (a record)

chuàng xià

创下

June

liùyuè

六月

historical / all-time

lìshǐ

历史

new high / record high

xīn gāo

新高

。

this time / on this occasion

cǐ cì

此次

heatwave

rèlàng

热浪

to lead to / to cause

dǎozhì

导致

France

Fǎguó

法国

more than / exceeding

yú

逾

more than 50 people

50 rén

50人

due to / because of

yīn

因

high temperature / extreme heat

gāowēn

高温

to die / death

sǐwáng

死亡

，

Iberian Peninsula

Yībǐlìyà Bàndǎo

伊比利亚半岛

also / likewise (formal)

yì

亦

to break out / to erupt

bàofā

爆发

multiple locations / in several places

duō chù

多处

wildfire / bush fire

yěhuǒ

野火

。

United Kingdom

Yīngguó

英国

to break / to shatter

dǎpò

打破

(completion particle)

了

June

liùyuè

六月

highest temperature / maximum temperature

zuìgāo qìwēn

最高气温

record

jìlù

纪录

，

Hampshire (county in southern England)

Hànpǔjùn

汉普郡

coastal / on the coast

yánhǎi

沿海

region / area

dìqū

地区

temperature

qìwēn

气温

to reach / to attain

dádào

达到

36.1 degrees Celsius

36.1 shèshìdù

36.1摄氏度

，

to surpass / to exceed

chāoyuè

超越

the year 1976

1976 nián

1976年

set in / established in

chuàng xià de

创下的

historical / all-time

lìshǐ

历史

record

jìlù

记录

。

meteorologist / weather scientist

qìxiàngxuéjiā

气象学家

to point out / to note

zhǐchū

指出

，

this / this particular

cǐ cì

此次

heatwave

rèlàng

热浪

compared with / relatively

jiào

较

June

liùyuè

六月

the same period / the same time of year

tóngqī

同期

normal / average

zhèngcháng

正常

temperature

qìwēn

气温

higher than usual / elevated

piān gāo

偏高

more than / exceeding

yú

逾

14 to 18 degrees Celsius

14 zhì 18 shèshìdù

14至18摄氏度

，

with / in connection with

yǔ

与

climate

qìhòu

气候

change / shift

biànhuà

变化

closely related / strongly linked

mìqiè xiāngguān

密切相关

。

multiple countries / several nations

duō guó

多国

government

zhèngfǔ

政府

already

yǐ

已

one after another / successively

xiāngjì

相继

to issue / to announce

fābù

发布

extreme

jíduān

极端

high temperature / extreme heat

gāowēn

高温

early warning / alert

yùjǐng

预警

，

some / partial

bùfen

部分

region / area

dìqū

地区

(possessive/modifier particle)

的

school

xuéxiào

学校

already

yǐ

已

to announce / to declare

xuānbù

宣布

to suspend classes / school closure

tíng kè

停课

。

Italy

Yìdàlì

意大利

Turin (city in Italy)

Dūlíng

都灵

and so on / etc.

děng

等

city / urban area

chéngshì

城市

(possessive/modifier particle)

的

power grid / electrical network

diànwǎng

电网

due to / because of

yīn

因

demand

xūqiú

需求

to surge / to spike

jīzēng

激增

and / while

ér

而

to fall into / to experience

xiànrù

陷入

large-scale / widespread

dà guīmó

大规模

power outage / blackout

tíngdiàn

停电

。

News in English

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