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A Very Hot Day in Germany

Monday, 7/6/2026·86 words·1 min read

Mario is 65 years old and lives in Neuzelle, Germany. Last weekend the temperaturetemperature/ˈtɛmprətʃər/L1温度,指天气或物体的冷热程度how hot or cold something is reached 41.7 degrees. Mario did not panicpanic/ˈpænɪk/L1恐慌,突然感到非常害怕或担心a sudden feeling of great fear or worry because he bought an air conditioner two years ago. He bought it after a bad heatwaveheatwave/ˈhiːtweɪv/L1热浪,一段非常炎热的天气a period of very hot weather.

Not many people in Germany have air conditioning. Mario says summers are getting warmerwarmerL1通常从周五晚上持续到周日的时间段。device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room. He feels the heat is more difficultdifficult/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/L1困难的,不容易做或忍受not easy to do or to bear to bear when you are old. Air conditioning helps him stay cool. Many people in EuropeeuropeL1欧洲大陆上的所有国家the nations of the European continent collectively do not have AC. The heat can be dangerousdangerous/ˈdeɪndʒərəs/L1危险的,可能伤害你或让你生病likely to hurt you or make you sick for old people.

A Very Hot Day in Germany

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