More than 40,000 extra people died on the hottest days in England between 1988 and 2025 than would be expected in normal temperatures, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday.(根据英国国家统计局周三发布的数据，1988年至2025年间，英格兰在最炎热日子里的超额死亡人数超过4万，超出正常气温下的预期。)
根据英国国家统计局周三发布的数据，1988年至2025年间，英格兰在最炎热日子里的超额死亡人数超过4万，超出正常气温下的预期。
The figures do not include this summer, when England has sweltered(热得难受，酷热) under a succession of(一连串，接连的) heatwaves and is on track to(有望，在轨道上) record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths. The UK Health Security Agency announced on 30 July that an estimated(估计的，估算的) 2,877 people had died in the May and June heatwaves alone. The total is almost double(两倍的) the figure for the whole summer in 2025.
这些数据不包括今年夏天，当时英格兰在连续热浪中酷热难耐，并有望创下有史以来最高的热相关死亡人数。英国卫生安全局7月30日宣布，仅5月和6月的热浪就估计造成2877人死亡。这一总数几乎是2025年整个夏天死亡人数的两倍。
The number of people dying prematurely(过早地，提前地) due to(由于，因为) high temperatures is expected to rise further as the climate crisis caused by the burning of fossil fuels(化石燃料) continues to push up(推高，抬高) temperatures and the population ages. Elderly people, as well as children and the unwell, are particularly vulnerable(脆弱的，易受伤害的) to heat.
由于燃烧化石燃料导致的气候危机持续推高气温，且人口老龄化加剧，因高温而过早死亡的人数预计将进一步上升。老年人、儿童以及体弱者尤其容易受到高温的影响。