美国国家公共电台 NPR--In Oklahoma, Tulsa residents are doing what they can to stay cool

In Oklahoma, Tulsa residents are doing what they can to stay cool

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It's been very hot in much of the U.S. One of the toastier areas of the state, hit 115 degrees in the town of Mangum. In Tulsa, high temperatures haven't dipped below 100 for over a week.

Reporter Elizabeth Caldwell of member station KWGS contributed to this story.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

It's been oppressively hot in much of the U.S. this week. Parts of Oklahoma hit 115 degrees. Chris Polansky of member station KWGS brings us this report from Tulsa.

CHRIS POLANSKY, BYLINE²: It's been more than a week since Tulsa posted a daily high below 100. And people here are taking any excuse to cool down. Safari³ Joe's waterpark is one place that's been drawing big crowds.

SUZYE WORLEY: They say that the lazy river continues to be the coldest place in Tulsa.

POLANSKY: That's park manager Suzye Worley. On this Thursday afternoon, the wave pools and waterslides at Safari Joe's are packed with sweaty camp counselors⁴ and church youth groups. Fourteen-year-old Michael Shockley just got off the Raptor Rapids.

MICHAEL SHOCKLEY: Yeah, I've been looking forward to this all week. It's been hot (laughter).

POLANSKY: Splashing around helps. So does staying hydrated. Emergency management officials are urging Tulsans to take care of themselves during dangerous heat waves, which are becoming more frequent and intense because of climate change. Adam Paluka with the local ambulance agency says heat-related calls are way up, and it's mostly younger adults affected⁵.

ADAM PALUKA: Don't think you're invincible⁶ because of your age. Don't think you're invincible because of your fitness level. Everybody could succumb⁷ to the heat. There's nobody who is immune.

POLANSKY: The city and the Red Cross are standing⁸ up cooling stations for people to get cold water and hang out in air conditioning. Red Cross manager Lori Visser encourages people not to try to tough it out.

LORI VISSER: You know, I think people need to be aware of what the heat can do to the body.

POLANSKY: And it's not just people needing relief from the heat.

(SOUNDBITE OF DOG PANTING)

POLANSKY: Clayton Dahm is playing with his rescue puppy Hardy⁹ at a dog park on the west side of town. He says Hardy has one pool at home, but the park has several kiddie pools for the pups.

CLAYTON DAHM: So he can get her fix at the dog park with the multiple. But she's not that spoiled yet to have multiple pools and hot tubs and all that (laughter).

POLANSKY: Back at the water park, 14-year-old Shockley says it's an oasis¹⁰ compared with what it's been like the rest of the week.

SHOCKLEY: Just sweating, (laughter) sweating all of it out, man.

POLANSKY: And there's no relief on the horizon. The forecast here calls for triple-digit highs for at least another week.

For NPR News, I'm Chris Polansky in Tulsa, Okla.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 safari   

n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队

参考例句：

• When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。
• They went on safari searching for the rare black rhinoceros.他们进行探险旅行，搜寻那稀有的黑犀牛。

4 counselors   

n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 )；律师；（使馆等的）参赞；（协助学生解决问题的）指导老师

参考例句：

• Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。） 来自超越目标英语 第4册

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

6 invincible   

adj.不可征服的，难以制服的

参考例句：

• This football team was once reputed to be invincible.这支足球队曾被誉为无敌的劲旅。
• The workers are invincible as long as they hold together.只要工人团结一致，他们就是不可战胜的。

7 succumb   

v.屈服，屈从；死

参考例句：

• They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。
• Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗？

8 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

9 hardy   

adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的

参考例句：

• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
• He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

10 oasis   

n.（沙漠中的）绿洲，宜人的地方

参考例句：

• They stopped for the night at an oasis.他们在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜。
• The town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.该镇是贫穷荒漠中的一块繁荣的“绿洲”。