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Tuesday, 31 January 2017
EIN122_Sydney smashes temperature records as hottest January draws to a close. 【Tambaboon IELTS Lab Sydney Australia】 英語 オーストラリア ニュース
I found noteworthy news on 9NEWS.
Ben Domensino reported this article on 31 Jan 2017.
This January is on track to become the hottest Sydney has experienced on record, with temperatures expected to reach 37 degrees today. If the mercury hits 36 degrees this will officially be Sydney’s hottest January in 159 years of records, Weatherzone meteorologist Rob Sharpe told 9news.com.au. The intense heat experienced across the city this month already saw the minimum and overnight temperature records smashed.
Statement analysis
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This January is
on track
to become the hottest Sydney has experienced
on record,
with temperatures
expected to reach 37 degrees today.
If the mercury hits36 degrees this will officially be Sydney’s hottest January
in 159 years of records,
Weatherzone meteorologist Rob Sharpe told 9news.com.au.
The intense heat experienced
across the city this month already
saw the minimum and overnight temperature records smashed.
Word vocabulary - English
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smash
verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] to break into pieces violently or noisily, or to make something do this by dropping, throwing, or hitting it
2 [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit an object or surface violently, or to make something do this
temperature
noun
1 [countable, uncountable] a measure of how hot or cold a place or thing is
2 [countable] the temperature of a situation is the way people are reacting, for example whether they are behaving angrily or calmly
a) something that is hot has a high temperature – used about weather, places, food, drink, or objects OPP cold
b) if you feel hot, your body feels hot in a way that is uncomfortable
c) if clothes are hot, they make you feel too hot in a way that is uncomfortable
2 SPICY food that tastes hot has a burning taste because it contains strong spices OPP mild
3 VERY POPULAR/FASHIONABLE informal something or someone that is hot is very popular or fashionable, and everyone wants to use them, see them, buy them etc
4 GOOD informal very good, especially in a way that is exciting
5 SEXY
a) informal someone who is hot is very attractive sexually
b) informal a film, book, photograph etc that is hot is sexually exciting
6 DIFFICULT/DANGEROUS [not before noun] informal difficult or dangerous to deal with
mercury
noun [uncountable]
a heavy silver-white poisonous metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures, and is used in thermometers. It is a chemical element: symbol Hg
meteorologist
noun [uncountable]
the scientific study of weather conditions
intense
adjective
1 having a very strong effect or felt very strongly
2 intense activity is very serious, uses a lot of effort, and often involves doing a great deal in a very short time
3 someone who is intense is serious and has very strong feelings or opinions – used to show disapproval
Ben Domensino (2017). NASA to Explore an Asteroid Containing Enough Mineral Wealth to Collapse the World Economy. Available: http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/01/30/15/54/australia-warned-to-prepare-for-scorching-week Last accessed JANUARY 31 2017.
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