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Australia may set a record for its hottest day this week, as temperatures soar past 104 degrees (40 Celsius) in most of the nation's major cities, with inland areas of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia possibly eclipsing 122 degrees (50 Celsius). 澳大利亚这周可能会迎来有史以来最热的一天。澳大利亚大多数大城市的气温飙升，超过104华氏度（40摄氏度）。而维多利亚州、新南威尔士州和南澳大利亚州的内陆地区可能要超过122华氏度（50摄氏度）。 The heat wave, which is unusually severe for so early in the summer, is affecting the entirety of the continent, gradually progressing eastward from Perth to Adelaide and on toward Melbourne and Sydney by Friday. 今年夏天的热浪来得异常早而且很严重，正影响着整个大洲，从珀斯到阿德莱德逐渐朝东行，朝墨尔本而去，到周五将到达悉尼。 The heat is sure to aggravate the already record-shattering bush fires, which have emitted massive amounts of greenhouse gases and choked Sydney residents beneath a blanket of smoke. Health authorities in New South Wales are warning them to stay indoors during the day's heat. 高温肯定会加剧已经破记录的山林大火，大火排放出大量温室气体，悉尼的居民在一片浓烟中呛得呼吸困难。南威尔士州卫生局警告当地居民在高温天气期间呆在室内。 "When we average temperatures over the country, we're seeing some extremely high values coming up in the forecast," Blair Trewin, a senior climatologist with Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), said in a video posted to the agency's website. | 
