ヨーロッパの熱波危機
世界各地で気候変動の被害が年間を通じて生じていますが
今まではエアコンいらずとされていたヨーロッパの北部でも
恐ろしいことになっています。
そもそもエアコンを設置していない家庭がほとんどなので
それは大変だと察しがつきます。
今回はそんなニュースを英語で学びます。
動画を作りました。リスニングの訓練も出来るような構成です。
🎬 まずは動画をご覧ください
音だけを聞いて、脳内で英文を類推するステップを大切にしてください。
🟦 Step 1：重要語句（ヒント）
heatwave gripping Europe ヨーロッパを襲う熱波（grip＝がっちりつか む→「支配する」ニュアンス）
excess deaths 超過死亡（通常より多く発生した死亡数）
alarming data 深刻な・驚くべきデータ
warming twice as fast as 〜の2倍の速さで温暖化が進む
equipped to handle 対応できる設備が整っている
extreme temperatures 極端な高温
red alert 最も高い警報レベル
victims 犠牲者
worrying trend 懸念すべき傾向
isolated individuals 孤立した人々
claim lives 命を奪う（災害・事故・病気が）
Step 2：穴あき英文（類推ステップ）
動画内で脳内類推をしてもらっています。
European Heatwave: WHO Reports Over 1,300 E………. D……..s
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The W……… H…….. O…………… is w………… [ ] a d………. h……….. g……….. Europe, with more than 1,300 e…….. d……….s reported since June 21st.
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared the a………. d….. on X, formerly Twitter, n………. that Europe is w……….. t……. a.. f…… a.. the g………. a………..
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He w……… that European homes, w…………s, and schools are simply not e………… to h……… such e………. t……………s, u…….. nations to take i…………….. action.
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The c……… is particularly s……… in France, {w } the Public H…….. Agency reported a………… 1,000 e…….. d…….s since June 24th.
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Many o……….. in a……s p……… [ ] the highest "r… a……" [ ] h….., with 85% of the v………s aged 65 and older.
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Health officials h………….. a w……….. t……… [ ] people d………. alone at home, e…………… the u…….. n…….. to s………. i………… i…………..s and t……… with w……. s……….. n………s.
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M………….., media reports from n…………… Spain i……….. that the i………. heat has c………. at least 327 l…….s there as well. European Heatwave
Step 3：全文（答え合わせ）
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The World Health Organization is warning of a deadly heatwave gripping Europe, with more than 1,300 excess deaths reported since June 21st.
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared the alarming data on X, formerly Twitter, noting that Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average.
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He warned that European homes, workplaces, and schools are simply not equipped to handle such extreme temperatures, urging nations to take immediate action.
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The crisis is particularly severe in France, where the Public Health Agency reported around 1,000 excess deaths since June 24th.
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Many occurred in areas placed under the highest “red alert” for heat, with 85% of the victims aged 65 and older.
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Health officials highlighted a worrying trend of people dying alone at home, emphasizing the urgent need to support isolated individuals and those with weak social networks.
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Meanwhile, media reports from neighboring Spain indicate that the intense heat has claimed at least 327 lives there as well.
如何でしたか？
ちょうどタイムリーなニュースですね。
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