想聊就聊-1.10.4炎热的天气

M: Oh, my! It's really hot. I've never seen such scorching¹ weather in my life.

W: Tell me about it! It's like the whole world is broiling².

M: Oh, look at the thermometer! The temperature has hit 98.

W: I hope it's not gonna break into three digits

M: But it's already awfully³ close.

W: Well, I just hope it'll level off.

M: I guess you can’t do anything until after dark then.

W: I guess so. What else can we do? You can’t stay in the heat for long.

1 scorching   

adj. 灼热的

参考例句：

• a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
• a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评

2 broiling   

adj.酷热的，炽热的，似烧的v.（用火）烤（焙、炙等）( broil的现在分词 )；使卷入争吵；使混乱；被烤（或炙）

参考例句：

• They lay broiling in the sun. 他们躺在太阳底下几乎要晒熟了。
• I'm broiling in this hot sun. 在太阳底下，我感到热极了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。