It was, according to the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, the “summer of truth”. Climate chaos ripped through Europe and the northern hemisphere, sending heat records tumbling, scorching crops in the fields, burning forests, emptying rivers and reservoirs, warping train tracks, melting roads and killing about 35,000 people in Europe alone.(气候混乱席卷欧洲和北半球，高温纪录接连被打破，田野里的庄稼被烤焦，森林燃烧，河流和水库干涸，铁轨变形，道路融化，仅在欧洲就导致约3.5万人死亡。)
欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩称之为“真相之夏”。气候混乱席卷欧洲和北半球，高温纪录接连被打破，田野里的庄稼被烤焦，森林燃烧，河流和水库干涸，铁轨变形，道路融化，仅在欧洲就导致约3.5万人死亡。
The EU has estimated the damage at about €180bn, and the full bill is yet to arrive(全部账单尚未到来): harvests have been depleted(耗尽；枯竭), which will probably raise food price inflation, and expensive repairs to infrastructure have only just begun.
欧盟估计损失约为1800亿欧元，而全部账单尚未到来：收成已经枯竭，这可能会推高食品价格通胀，而昂贵的基础设施维修才刚刚开始。
“All of this is a mere(仅仅；只不过) preview,” said von der Leyen in her state of the EU address on Wednesday. “These were the hottest summer months ever – but probably the coolest of the years to come.(这些是有史以来最热的夏季月份——但很可能是未来年份中最凉爽的。) Science is clear. Europe is warming at double the global rate. Europe can, must and will stay the course(坚持到底；不偏离方向) on its climate targets.”
“所有这些仅仅是一个预演，”冯德莱恩在周三的欧盟国情咨文演讲中表示。“这些是有史以来最热的夏季月份——但很可能是未来年份中最凉爽的。科学是明确的。欧洲的变暖速度是全球平均水平的两倍。欧洲能够、必须并且将会坚持其气候目标。”