——本期目录——
——微聚焦——
【微聚焦】趣谈“热”文化“Hot”Culture
——微课堂——
【微口语】太热了，各个国家如何形容“天气热”？“Hot”in Different Countries 【微听力】热浪让城市之间更热Heat Waves Make Cities Swelter Synergistically 【微翻译】那些“惊呆了”眼球的神翻译Have These Translations Surprized You？【微阅读】北京高温难耐，宜家成“避暑胜地”The “Summer Resort”in Beijing ——微情调——
【微语录】那些鼓舞人心的话，给生活加点“料”！Spice Your Life
【微智慧】夏日高温连续，中暑防治小贴士Tips for Avoiding Sunstroke
【微星座】处女座又被黑，处女座有哪些特质？Characteristics of Virgo
——微分享——
【微音乐】《Everytime It Rains》（Ace Of Base）
【微影评】《阴儿房2》（Insidious Chapter 2）
【微书评】《太阳照样升起》（The Sun Also Rises）
——微动态——
【成功在Spiiker】恭喜Spiiker电话英语学员段利东通过不断学习，工作更加如鱼得水
【微聚焦】趣谈“热”文化“Hot”Culture 今年夏天，全球热浪不断，我国内地多个城市气温更是“爆表”，
多地遭遇几十年，上百年不遇的高温天气。千里“烧烤”，万里“肉香”……
网友们悠扬地吟道，“我和烤肉之间，只差一撮孜然；我和扇贝之间，
只差一头大蒜。”史上最高气温、史上最长酷暑天，各种“历史极值”、
各种“爆表”事件，令人心烦气躁。各地“热死人”事件更是频频闪
现。不难发现，这个夏天，人们见面的话题往往三句都离不开“热死
了”，一个名叫“热射病”的词汇更是悄悄走进了我们的生活，而英文中又有哪些关于“热”的有趣表达呢？下面就让我们一起来趣谈英文中的“热”文化吧！【编者语】
Britons love talking about the weather, and with Europe caught in the midst of a heat wave there’s plenty for them to get excited about. Many parts of China have also been struggling with record-breaking temperatures this hot summer.
英国人喜欢谈论天气，今夏，热浪席卷欧洲，他们更是有的聊了。同样，中国大部分地区今夏也经受着持续不断的高温“烤验”。
But beside fr om a simple “hot”, what other ways are there to describe the summer heat? Apart from phrases like “piping hot”, “sweltering heat” and “scorching sun”, there are many interesting expressions that relate to unbearably hot weather and offer a glimpse into foreign culture.
而英文中，除了一个简单的“hot”，还有什么哪些形容炎炎夏日的表达方式呢？除了像“piping hot”（滚烫的）、“sweltering heat”（酷热难耐）、“scorching sun”（烈日炎炎），英文中还有许多有关“酷热难耐”的有趣表达，从中我们也可以了解到一些外国文化。
（1）Dog days of summer 三伏天
In books and newspaper articles, the period from early July to mid-August is often referred to as the “dog days of summer”. Some think the expression means the weather is so hot that dogs go wild. But
Dog Star, the brightest star in the summer sky and part of the Great Dog constellation — rises at the same time as the sun. The Romans associated the hot weather with this star and would sacrifice a dog every year in April to appease the rage of Sirius.
在书籍和报刊文章中，7月初到8月中旬这段时间通常被称作“dog days of summer”，即中文中的“三伏天”。一些人认为这句表达的意思是“天气太热以至于狗都狂躁了”。而事实上，该表达源于16世纪占星术，指的是夏季里，天空中最亮的大犬座天狼星同太阳同起落的日子。罗马人认为酷热的天气与天狼星有关，所以每年4月份会献上一只狗作为祭品，来平息天狼星的愤怒。
（2）Hotter than a two-dollar pistol “炙手可热”
This expression comes from 19th century America, when the US was engulfed in the Civil War and many carried pistols for self-protection. Cheap pistols would get hot when fired repeatedly, but another reason for the expression is that no pistol could cost 2 dollars (12 yuan) unless it had been stolen. In slang Englis h, stolen goods are often said to be “hot” and anyone in possession of hot goods is likely to get their fingers burned, in other words, to be arrested.
该表达起源于19世纪的美国。当时美国正陷于内战，许多人携带手枪防身。多次射击后，便宜的手枪就会变得烫手。而该表达的另一出处则是：没有手枪会卖2美元（约合人民币12元），除非是偷来的。在英国俚语中，盗窃的赃物经常被成为“hot”（非法所得），这些偷来的东西就像是“烫手山芋”，窝赃者随时会被“绳之以法”。（3）So hot you can fry an egg on the sidewalk 热得连在人行道上都可以煎鸡蛋了
This expression needs no explanation and al though its origin is unclear, it hasn’t stopped thousands of curious tourists from testing if the saying is true, with the result that sidewalks in Death Valley, California –the hottest place in the US – are now littered with broken eggshells and the gooey remainders of mostly raw eggs. Early in July, the local government issued a plea for tourists to stop their cooking experiments. Even so, it is actually possible to fry an egg on the sidewalk, so long as you use a frying pan with a lid and the temperature is at least 49 C.
号称是美国最热的地方。而如今该地的人行道上四处散落着鸡蛋壳以及黏糊糊的生蛋液。七月初，当地政府就发布通告，呼吁游客请勿“大展厨艺”。即便如此，只要在温度不低于49℃的条件下，你用带盖煎锅就可以在人行道上“煎蛋”了。
（4）Hinges of Hades “人间炼狱”
For those who believe it exists, hell is undoubtedly the hottest place on earth, so unsurprisingly there are several expressions that refer to hell (Hades), or even the devil himself. “Hotter than the hinges (gates) of Hades” or “Hotter than the hobs (fireplaces) of Hell” are the oldest versions, but more a musing variations have become popular, such as “hotter than the devil’s underwear”.
对于那些坚信地狱真实存在的人们而言，毫无疑问地狱是人间最热的地方。所以，难怪一些表示热的短语都与地狱，甚至魔鬼有关。“比地狱之门还热”或者“酷热胜于地狱的火炉”这些早已是祖母级的表达方式了，而旧词新说使得它们又“火”了一把，比如时下最潮的表达是“比魔鬼的内衣还要火辣”。
【微口语】太热了，各个国家如何形容“天气热”？“Hot”in Different Countries
阳光毒辣，热气蒸腾……这个夏天，是不是一出门就要经
受火焰山般的酷热，已经热到无法形容了呢？呵呵，那就一起
来看看世界各个国家是如何形容“天气热”的吧！【编者语】
（1）It's so warm that the dog is chasing the cat, but
both are walking!——South Africa
热得狗都追不动猫了！——南非
（2）Flies are falling down tired.!——Czech republic
热得苍蝇都纷纷落下来！——捷克共和国
（3）I'm sweating fat!——Denmark
我在出脂肪！——丹麦
（4）It's stifling!——Belgium
真闷，让人窒息啊！——比利时
（5）I am leaking!——Germany
我的身体在滴水啊！——德国
（6）It's raining fire!——Iran
不是下雨，是在下火啊！——伊朗
（7）It's so hot my tongue is hanging out.——Romania
热得我把舌头耷拉出来了！——罗马尼亚
（8）I am sweating like a chicken!——England
汗出得像只鸡！——英格兰
像土耳其浴。——土耳其
（10）Warm today, isn't it ？——Arab
天真暖和，不是吗？——阿拉伯
（11）It's as hot as in a sauna!——Finland
热的像在蒸桑拿！——芬兰
（12）You could boil a kettle on your head.——Ireland
你可以在头上将水烧沸。——爱尔兰
（13）It's hot enough to melt hell!——Wales
热得足以把地狱溶化了！——英国威尔士
（14）Earthquake weather!——Los Angeles
地震天！(洛杉矶在地震带上) ——美国洛杉矶
（15）It's so dry the trees are following the dogs around.——Texas 太干了，树下都围着一圈狗。——美国得克萨斯州
（16）Sticky as a box of frogs.——Australia
象一盒子青蛙一样黏。——澳大利亚
（17）You could fry eggs on the sidewalk！——Canada
人行道上可以煎蛋了。——加拿大
【微听力】热浪让城市之间更热
Heat Waves Make Cities Swelter Synergistically 【听力原文】
No wonder it’s gonna be a hot time in the old town
tonight. Cities can be anywhere from two to 20 degrees
Fahrenheit hotter than nearby countryside, due to
what’s known as the "urban heat island" effect. But
when heat waves roll through, they interact
synergistically with the urban heat island—boosting temperatures even higher than you might expect.
Researchers used a June 2008 heat wave in Baltimore as a case study. They compared temperatures downtown to those near the Baltimore/Washington International Airport—a residential, half-forested area. Using modeling software, they found that temperatures downtown weren't simply a sum of the urban heat island and the heat wave—they were three and a half degrees hotter than that. The results appear in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
Urban areas are carpeted in asphalt and concrete, which don't hold water like soil and vegetation do. So while the countryside sweats during a heat wave, cooling itself through evaporation, the city just bakes. But researchers say there's a simple solution to beat the heat: install green roofs, and plant some trees. Which would help the concrete jungle live up to the second half of its name.
—Christopher Intagliata
【微翻译】那些“惊呆了”眼球的神翻译Have These Translations Surprized You？
最近，网络神语“我和我的小伙伴们都惊呆了”风靡网络。因此，
在这里小编就特别为大家盘点了一些“惊呆了”眼球的英语神翻译，
不知道童鞋们看了以后有没有被惊到了呢？还有，千万不要小看，它
们可是很有用的哦！【编者语】
（1）I am all ears.
【误】我浑身上下都是耳朵。
【正】我在洗耳恭听。
（2）It's all my eye!
【误】都是的我的眼睛。
【正】我根本不相信；胡说八道。
（3）That makes two of us.
【误】现在是我们俩了。
【正】我跟你有同感。
（4）It's not my pigeon.
【误】不是我的鸽子。
【正】不关我的事；跟我没关系。
（5）Better safe than sorry.
【误】安全比遗憾好。
【正】最好不要去冒险。
（6）Good wine needs no bush.
【正】酒好不怕巷子深。
（7）It takes two to tango.
【误】跳探戈舞需要两个人。
【正】一个巴掌拍不响；孤掌难鸣。
（8）In for a penny, in for a pound!
【误】赌一便士是赌，赌一英镑也是赌。
【正】一不做，二不休。
（9）Money doesn't grow on trees.
【误】钱不是长在树上的。
【正】钱是有数的；不要花钱如流水。
（10）If the cap fits, wear it.
【误】如果帽子合适，就戴着吧。
【正】要是言之中肯，就接受吧。
（11）My ears are burning.
【误】我的耳朵在发烧。
【正】有人在议论我；我怀疑有人在说我坏话。
（12）Like father, like son.
【误】儿子像父亲。
【正】有其父必有其子。（也可以说Like mother, like daughter.）（13）The ball is in your court.
【误】球在你的场内。
【正】该你行动了；看你的了。（该说法来源于网球）
（14）Pigs might fly!
【正】根本不可能的事！天下事无奇不有。（变体：Pigs may fly!和When pigs can fly!）
（15）The die is cast!
【误】骰子已经扔出去了。
【正】已成定局；木已成舟。（这是恺撒将渡Rubicon河时说的一句话，表示“木已成舟”，或“破釜沉舟”。(名词die是古代的用法，意思是“骰子”或“色子”。现在的“色子”用dice , 单数、复数相同。）
【微阅读】北京高温难耐，宜家成“避暑胜地”
The “Summer Resort”in Beijing
这个夏天，我才发现，“哪凉快哪待着去”真不是一句骂
人的话，这绝对是最真挚的关怀，最深藏不露的爱。这不，今
年夏天，北京持续高温不减，而宜家最新的床垫广告更打出了
“舒适只有躺下能感受到”，不少人便纷纷走进了北京宜家店，
舒舒服服地躺下“叹空调”来亲自感受一下了。竟然有这种好
事？我和我的小伙伴们都惊呆了！【编者语】
As record temperatures hit China, an Ikea store in Beijing has seen a surge in interest from citizens looking for air-conditioning, comfortable sofas and a good nap. Shanghai experienced its hottest July in 140 years with temperatures as high as 40.8 C. At least 10 Shanghai residents have reportedly died from heat stroke this summer.
中国气温再创历史新高，北京的一家宜家门店迎来了一大批市民，他们来这里享受空调和舒服的沙发，顺便小睡一会儿。上海经历了140年来的最热的7月，气温高达40.8 ℃。据报道至少10名上海居民死于高温。
China Weather TV just released a new list of the hottest cities in China. Fuzhou, a city in Southeast China, topped the chart with the temperature passing 35 C for 32 days of the year. Shanghai ranked 16 in the list.
中国气象电视台近日发布了中国最热城市排行榜，东南城市福州以全年超过32天最高气温超过35℃排名第一。上海排名16。
People in recent days have stayed indoors whenever possible, where it's typically air-conditioned.
最近人们大多尽量待在室内，特别是有空调的地方。
"Malls are full, swimming pools and water parks are packed, taxis are hard to find because residents take
商场人满为患，游泳池和水上乐园也挤满了人，出租车很难叫到，因为即便只隔两个街区，人们也宁愿打车不愿走路。
Residents who live in old neighborhoods in houses without air-conditioning seek refuge in malls and other air-conditioned public places.
住在没有空调的老住宅的居民们，只能在商场和其它有空调的公共场所避暑。
Ikea's latest mattress commercial? "You can only feel the comfort when you lie down," says the sign in Chinese. This "customer" needed no further invitation.
宜家最新的床垫广告？“舒适只有躺下能感受到，”中文广告牌上这样写着。这位“顾客”不请自来。
Some provinces in China have fired rain-dispersal rockets, which create artificial rain, to combat continual high temperatures and dry weather.
中国的一些省份已经动用了用来人工降雨的火箭来抵御持续高温和干旱天气。
Communal living has never been as celebrated as in the Beijing Ikea.
在北京宜家，公共生活从没如此丰富过。
There's a reason display items are sold cheaper.
展出商品会廉价出售也是有原因的。
【必克微课堂讲解】“heat stroke”在文中解释为“中暑”，也可以写成heatstroke或heat-stroke。其学名是热射病。如果热射病的成因仅与阳光直接照射有关的话则又称为日射病（sunstroke）。日常生活中，我们更容易接触“轻度中暑”，其相应的英文表达为“heat exhaustion”。中暑会杀死细胞（kill cells）,破坏中枢神经系统（disrupt the central nervous system）等，所以，医生提醒儿童、老人、户外工作者（outdoor workers）以及患有慢性疾病（chronic diseases ）的人士要提高警惕。另外，“stroke”作为名词时，可以解释为中风。“中暑”的临床表现为发热、乏力、皮肤灼热、头晕、恶心、呕吐、胸闷。还有，die from heatstroke是中暑死亡；summer heat 是夏季酷暑，夏季高温。
【微语录】那些鼓舞人心的话，给生活加点“料”！Spice Your Life
相信总有那么一瞬间，你需要看一些好句子让你微笑，让生
命多一点阳光，多一点激励和动力。那么，下面的句子哪个能让
你更加开怀，倍受鼓舞呢？不妨一起来看看，呵呵，希望能给你
的生活加点“料”！【编者语】
（1）Never underestimate your power to change yourself!
永远不要低估你改变自我的能力！
（2）Time heals almost everything, so give time some time to work.
时间能治愈一切，所以有些事让时间去解决吧。
（3）The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ".
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。
（4）Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
今天，给一个陌生人送上你的微笑吧。很可能，这是他一天中见到的唯一的阳光。
（5）You are here in this world to make a positive difference.
你在这个世界上能产生积极的影响。
（6）Sometimes your plans don’t work out because God has better ones.
有时候，你的计划不奏效，是因为上天有更好的安排。
（7）I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards.
我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。
（8）When there’s no expectation, losing won’t bring hurt, gaining makes you surprised.
不去期望。失去了不会伤心，得到了便是惊喜。
成功是，你即使跨过一个又一个失敗，但也沒有失去热情。
（10）I can make it through the rain. I can stand up once again on my own.
我可以穿越云雨，也可以东山再起。
（11）If they throw stones at you, don’t throw back, use them to build your own foundation instead. 如果别人朝你扔石头，就不要扔回去了，留着作你建高楼的基石。
（12）How much truth of heart in one’s life is told in a joke?
一辈子，有多少真心话，是以玩笑的方式说了出去？
（13）Yes, today, everything is going to be great!
是的，就在今天，一切都会好起来的!
（14）It doesn’t matter how many times you fail; what matters is how many times you stand up and try again.
失败多少次都无所谓，真正重要的是你能重新站起来多少次，再重新开始。
（15）You can get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful in your life.
你可以远离所有生活中没有意义、不美丽和不欢乐的事情。
【微智慧】夏日高温连续，中暑防治小贴士
Tips for Avoiding Sunstroke
在马路上煎蛋、烤鱼的景象，近几日已不是奇闻。网友
戏称，三分之一个中国进入了“烧烤”模式。上海市疾控中
心消息，截止至29日，非职业性中暑死亡患者已有10余人，
其中室内中暑患者占三成以上。那么有关中暑症状和急救处
理方法有哪些呢？
Sunstroke, mainly the result of body being exposed to
a high temperature for too long a time, can be described as a condition in which the body's ability to regulate heat fails.
中暑主要是指由于长时间暴露在高温环境下，致使机体无法调节体温热量而引起身体不适的情况。
Symptoms of sunstroke: Headache, muscle cramps, fatigue, dizziness, hot dry skin, flushed skin, high body temperature, lack of sweating, rapid pulse, rapid breathing,seizures, loss of consciousness.
中暑症状：头痛、肌肉痉挛、疲劳乏力、头晕目眩、皮肤干热发红、体温升高、汗液减少、脉搏呼吸加快、抽搐、丧失意识。
Treatment For Sunstroke 中暑处理方法：
Get yourself out of the sun as soon as possible. Get inside an air-conditioned building or at least go under some shade. 尽快远离太阳直射区域。进入有空调的建筑里，或至少转移到阴凉处。
Next, remove as much of your clothing as is possible, especially your shoes, socks and hats. This is because such clothes make the heat remain trapped inside.
接下来除去大部分衣服。尤其要脱掉鞋袜、摘下帽子。因为这类衣服会阻止散热。
Drink lots and lots of water and other fluids, except alcohol and caffeinated beverages. Don't gulp it all
摄入大量水或其它液体，但不要喝含有酒精或咖啡因的饮料。不要一口气喝完，而是每次一小口，能喝多少喝多少。After resting for a few minutes, take a cool shower. If it is not possible to have a bath, at least apply water to your forehead, neck, face and arms.
休息几分钟之后，要去冲个凉水澡。如果没有条件，至少要冲洗前额、脖颈、面部和胳膊。
Then lie down on a flat surface and place a cool, damp cloth over your forehead. Elevate your feet, above your head, allowing blood to circulate and get rid of headache and dizziness.
然后平躺在阴凉处，在前额上放置凉毛巾。抬起双腿超过头的高度，促进血液循环，消除头痛头晕症状。
In sunstroke, the body does not only lose fluids, but salts as well. Replenish the same by drinking a sports drink especially formulated with electrolytes or eating something salty.
中暑后身体不仅缺水，而且缺盐。因此要喝专门运动饮料以补充流失的电解质，也可以吃一些稍咸的东西。
You should start feeling better by this time. However, if this is not the case, it is advisable to seek immediate medical attention. 此时你应该能感觉到有所恢复。如果没有好转，建议立刻去医院就诊。
Some More Remedies 更多应对方法：
Place ice packs at the neck, armpits, and groin. You can also rub the limbs with ice cubes.
在脖颈、腋下、腹股沟处放置冰袋。还可以用冰块刮擦四肢。
Massage the arms and legs gently. This will allow some cool blood to return to the brain as well as the core of the body. 轻轻按摩胳膊和腿部。这样做有利于温度较低的血液流回大脑和身体核心部位。
If the temperature is not coming down, you can wrap up the body with a wet sheet or towel.
如果体温不降，可用湿布单或湿毛巾包裹身体。
You can also apply a cold mud pack to the stomach and eyes. This will help keep the body cool.
也可将冰镇泥敷膏放置在腹部和眼部，以保持身体凉爽。
【微星座】处女座又被黑，处女座有哪些特质？Characteristics of Virgo
近日微博上掀起了一股黑处女座的风潮，关于处女座的各种段子也
迅速转发，面对这样一股全民围攻处女座的风潮，处女座的筒子们不得
不感叹：我们招谁惹谁了！
If you're one that was born between the dates of August 23-
September 22 then you're considered a Virgo. Virgos, just like
the other zodiac signs, have many different traits.
如果你出生在8月23日到9月22日之间，那你就是处女座的。处女
座和其它星座一样，都有许都不同的特点。
（1）It is very hard to read a virgo, they are illusive with emotions and are secretive.
想读懂一个处女座想什么很难，他们总爱隐藏真实情感，行事诡秘。
（2）Virgos are never completely satisfied with themselves. They always want to be better, go higher and have more for their life.
处女座的人从来不会对自己满意。他们在生活中总想做到更好，站得更高，拥有更多。
（3）Virgos are compassionate yet critical, generous yet skeptical and practical yet complex.
处女座的人同情悯人却又吹毛求疵，慷慨大方却又生性多疑，简单务实却又复杂难解。
（4）Virgos are quick to pick out mistakes, even if they don't mention it.
处女座的人很快就能找到错误，即使他们有时不会说出来。
（5）A Virgo's silence is always judged as being stuck up or arrogance.
处女座的人沉默时总会被认作是傲慢自大的表现。
（6）If a virgo doesnt like you, they are more prone to have feelings of indifference than hate toward you.
（7）Virgos are not trusting with sharing much of who they are with everyone; they're a mystery to a lot of people.
处女座的人并不信任所有人，也不会和他们过多透露真实的自己；对于很多人来说，处女座的人就是一个谜。（8）Virgos are only affected by the people who matter to them. If you hate them, they probably don't care.
处女座的人只在乎对他们重要的人。他们可能不会在意他人对处女座的厌恶情绪。
（9）Virgos are perfectionists and whatever they do, they need to do it thoroughly and get it exactly right or they feel dissatisfied.
处女座的人都是完美主义者，不管做什么都要做完做好，否则就会感觉不满意。
（10）A virgo always has something smart to say, even if they don't say it.
处女座的人总能“妙口生花”，不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
（11）Virgos take pride in being useful, but when unappreciated, they feel used.
处女座的人会为自己有用武之地而感到骄傲，但若是没得到他人感激，则会有种被利用的感觉。
（12）A virgo will not stay where they are not needed.
处女座的人不会待在不需要他们的地方。
（13）Virgos emotions can run the warmest warm and the coldest cold; even for the same person.
处女座的人情绪多变，就算同一个人也会时而灿如阳光，时而冷若冰霜。
（14）Sometimes the little things people do, can irritate a virgo. The big things that irritate everyone else, virgos can shrug off.
有时处女座的人会对别人认为是鸡毛蒜皮的小事大发雷霆，但却在所有人都无法容忍的事上一笑了之。
（15）Virgos make no pretenses，exactly what they say is exactly how they feel.
处女座的人不做作，怎么想的就怎么说。
（16）A Virgo doesn't need anyone to agree with them. They are usually comfortable enough with
处女座的人不需要其他人同意自身想法。如果必要，他们就算孤身一人也能怡然自得。
（17）Once a virgo has their mind made up, there's probably nothing you can do to change it. 如果一个处女座的人下定决心做什么，那你做什么事大概都没法让他回心转意。
（18）Never ask a virgo their opinion if you don't want the frank truth.
如果你不想听大实话的话，就别问处女座的人他们怎么想。
（19）Most Virgos hate chaos, but may be drawn to it because they love a good challenge.
大多数处女座的人讨厌混乱，但也有可能乐在其中，因为他们喜欢挑战。
（20）Virgos are very much aware of their faults and get annoyed when reminded of such.
处女座的人很清楚自己的缺点错误，但若被别人指出，就会十分恼怒。