今天就是夏至啦！小伙伴们有没有感受到夏天的火辣呢？是不是感觉自己马上要被晒干了？

高温也不要烦躁哦，一起学学“夏至”相关的英语表达吧，用英语一起吐槽这炎炎酷暑～

Tourists walk near the Palma de Mallorca Cathedral in Mallorca, Spain, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo

夏至

“夏至”古时又称“夏节”、“夏至节”，是我国最早的节日之一，夏至过后，天气会越来越热。

“夏至”的英语是Summer Solstice (the day of the year with the most hours of daylight)。

solstice /'sɑlstəs/的意思是：至，至日；至点。所以，summer solstice就是“夏至”的意思啦。

“酷暑”怎么表达？

1 It’s stiflingly hot. I can hardly study!

天气太闷热了，我根本没法好好学习！

2 It’s raining fire! The road is melting and I am leaking/ sweating.

太热了！感觉浑身都在滴汗，路也在融化。

3 If we do not escape the heat, it is easy to have sunstroke and emotionally.

这样的天气不避暑，不仅身体会中暑，情绪也会中暑的！

4 I am sweating like a pig, and I'm not doing anything.

虽然我什么都没做，但还是汗流浃背。

5 Let's stay at home; you could fry eggs on the sidewalk.

我们呆在家里吧，人行道上都可以煎蛋了。

6 It's too hot to think. I need to find some place to cool off.

热得我都没法思考，我需要找个地方凉快凉快。

7 Today is a thermometer breaker! Let's go swimming.

今天热得温度计都要爆了！我们去游泳吧。

8 It's hot with a capital "H". Turn up the air conditioner!

今天是最热的一天，快把空调打开！

9 It's not just hot, it's Africa hot! This weather is terrible.

不止是热，是像非洲一样热！天热得吓人。

10 It's hot enough to melt hell. I hope it will be cooler soon.

现在热得足以把地狱熔化了，希望很快能够凉快一点。

（来源：英语教学微信公众号 编辑：yaning）

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