
Anita Bazell had never coped with(应对,处理) the heat very well, her family said. So they were worried about her when temperatures across the UK soared(飙升,猛增) to record highs(历史最高纪录) of 35C (95F) in May, and then again in June.
安妮塔·巴泽尔的家人说,她一直不太耐热。因此,当英国各地气温在5月飙升至35摄氏度(95华氏度)的历史新高,6月又再次出现高温时,家人都很担心她。
She was living in a nursing home(养老院,护理院) in Southampton near her family, who had struggled to care for her at home due to her declining mobility(行动能力下降). Although there were air conditioning units in the communal rooms, there was not one in Anita’s room, which was on the third floor.(虽然公共活动室装有空调,但安妮塔位于三楼的房间里却没有。)
她住在南安普顿一家离家人很近的养老院。由于她的行动能力日渐衰退,家人此前一直难以在家照料她。虽然公共活动室装有空调,但安妮塔位于三楼的房间里却没有。
“I used to see her every weekend. Heat rises and she was on the top floor, and the windows were open as far as the restrictors would let them go(热气上升,而她住在顶层,窗户只能开到限位器允许的最大程度。),” said her son, Steve Bazell. “It was hot in there. It was so hot you couldn’t sleep at night around here back then.”
“我以前每个周末都去看她。热气往上走,而她住在顶层,窗户只能开到限位器允许的最大程度,”她的儿子史蒂夫·巴泽尔说。“里面很热。那时候这附近热得晚上根本睡不着。”