Cole Porter had it right. It is too darn(非常（强调语气）) hot. On July 14th the surface temperature of Earth’s tropical and mid-latitude oceans was higher than on any other July 14th in modern records. The same was true for every other day in July, and for almost all of the days in June, too. Europe has gone through three heatwaves since May, and though the continent is better prepared for such things than it used to be, tens of thousands will have died as a result.(欧洲自五月以来经历了三次热浪，尽管准备更充分，仍有数万人死亡。)
科尔·波特说得对。真是太热了。7月14日，地球热带和中纬度海洋的海面温度比现代记录中任何其他7月14日都要高。七月的每一天都是如此，六月几乎每天也一样。自5月以来，欧洲已经经历了三次热浪，尽管欧洲大陆对此类事件的准备比过去更加充分，但仍将有数万人因此死亡。
America’s Fourth of July celebrations took place under a sweltering(闷热的) “heat dome”. Supertyphoon Bavi, which saw well over a million people evacuated from the Chinese coast, owed much of its power to(将其主要力量归因于) the rate at which it was able to suck up energy from the overheated sea. Fires are spreading far and wide. Worse is to come. The chances of this year being the hottest on record are growing; the El Niño getting under way in the Pacific all but(几乎；差不多) guarantees next year will be.
美国的七月四日庆祝活动在闷热的“热穹顶”下进行。超级台风巴威导致超过一百万人从中国沿海撤离，其威力在很大程度上得益于它从过热海洋中汲取能量的速度。火灾四处蔓延。更糟的还在后面。今年成为有记录以来最热年份的可能性正在增加；太平洋上正在形成的厄尔尼诺现象几乎确保明年会更热。
Climate change is feeding on itself(自我加剧；恶性循环). The warming effects of greenhouse gases are driving processes that heat up the planet yet further. The one which is exciting—and alarming—scientists most is an unexpected reduction in an obscure(晦涩的；不为人知的) but fundamental aspect of Earth: its albedo(反照率).
气候变化正在自我加剧。温室气体的增温效应正在驱动着进一步使地球升温的进程。其中最令科学家兴奋——也最令他们担忧的，是地球一个晦涩但最基本的方面出现了意外下降：即其反照率。
Why can’t you behave?
为什么你就不能好好表现？