2021年CRI 极端天气袭击了世界上许多地方

 

Extreme weather batters¹ many parts of the world

 

Typhoon In-Fa has made landfall in east China. Zhejiang has upgraded² its emergency response to the highest level. Meanwhile, floods, wildfires and unusual heat are affecting people in other parts of the world. Jackson Ewing, a senior fellow at Duke University's Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions, explains the relationship between climate change and extreme weather.

1 batters   

n.面糊（煎料）( batter的名词复数 )；面糊（用于做糕饼）；（ 棒球） 正在击球的球员；击球员v.连续猛击( batter的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pitcher has beaned as many as three batters in this game. 在这？热？投手投球竟打中了三个击手的头。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• A storm batters the ship. 一场风暴袭击了这条船。 来自辞典例句

2 upgraded   

升级的，提升的

参考例句：

• They upgraded the land by improving it with new buildings. 他们建造新楼房来提高土地的等级。
• Our legation was upgraded to an embassy. 我们的公使馆升级为大使馆。