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Spain and Portugal both issued weather alerts Monday, advising residents to take extra care as temperatures soared above 40 C in some southern areas.

西班牙和葡萄牙週一都發佈天氣警告，建議居民採取更多防護措施，因為南部一些地區的氣溫飆升超過攝氏40度。

The Iberian Peninsula was sweltering in a heat wave brought on by a mass of hot air flowing north from Africa to Europe in recent days, though recorded temperatures fell shy of the day’s forecast of a maximum 44 C . With the temperature in Cordoba hitting 41 degrees Celsius, Spanish authorities placed the southern city on alert due to ``extreme risks’’ from the heat. People across the southern half of Spain flocked to beaches, swimming pools and fountains.

伊比利半島被一波熱浪襲擊而悶熱難耐，這波熱浪是一大片向北方流動的熱空氣，最近它從非洲向歐洲流動，雖然記錄到的溫度比天氣預報的最高溫可達攝氏44度 還低。隨著哥多華市的溫度達到攝氏41度，因炎熱氣溫帶來的「極度風險」，西班牙官方將南部幾個城市列入警戒名單。西班牙南半部的民眾蜂擁到海灘、游泳池 和噴泉。

In Portugal, a high of 37 C was recorded in the eastern city of Beja, while the capital, Lisbon, sweltered in 35 C heat. Portugal’s General Directorate for Health recommended staying out of the sun between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Iberia is forecast to start cooling down on Tuesday when the heat wave is due to move into northern Europe, including the United Kingdom.

在葡萄牙，東部的貝雅市測得攝氏37度的高溫，而在首都里斯本，則是悶熱的35度。葡萄牙的衛生部建議民眾在上午11點和下午5點間避開太陽。氣象預測，伊比利半島週二開始會降溫，因為熱浪將往歐洲北方移動，包括英國。

Portuguese authorities also warned of a high risk of forest fires in wooded areas of central and northern Portugal.

葡萄牙官方也警告，葡萄牙中部和北部的森林地區有高風險發生森林火災。

Official statistics show that after an uncommonly dry winter and spring, almost 54 percent of the Portuguese mainland was enduring extreme or severe drought at the end of May. With little rainfall in June, that percentage is expected to rise.(AP)

官方統計數據顯示，在經過一個罕見的乾燥冬季和春季後，約54%的葡萄牙內陸，在5月底遭受極度或嚴重的乾旱。加上6月稀疏的降雨量，乾旱地區的比例預計還會上升。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

flow from：動詞片語，源於某事物。例句：Many benefits will flow from this discovery. （這項發現將帶來許多好處。）

shy of：片語，比原先預期的數量少。例句：The ball stopped just a few inches shy of the hole.（這顆球在洞口前幾英寸就停下。）

stay out：動詞片語，避開。例句：Please try to stay out of trouble.（拜託，請遠離麻煩。）