中国多地发布高温警报

 　　The National Meteorological Center (NMC) has issued a yellow alert for high temperatures as China is entering the height of summer.

　　A heat wave will hit central, eastern and northern China today with temperatures in some regions rising to around 40 degrees Celsius¹.

　　Since mid-May, some northern regions have been suffering from drought due to continued hot weather. Miyun Reservoir, one of Beijing's major water sources, has shrunk about 39 percent over the past year.

　　Wang Hua, premier² weather broadcaster from the Beijing Meteorological Bureau says the capital will see a change in the weather later this week.

　　中国多地发布高温警报

　　"Starting from next Wednesday, due to the impact of the upper vortex, Beijing will enter a stage with multiple thunderstorms. The temperature will also drop accordingly, with a high of around 30 degrees Celsius in the day and a low of 22 at night."

　　China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe weather, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

1 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

2 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。