Global Warming Breaks Another Record With Hottest Summer Ever
史上最热夏天！权威机构称2024年势将成为史上最热年份
This summer was the hottest ever in the Northern Hemisphere, putting the Earth on track for another record-breaking year.
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that for June to August, global temperatures were 0.69°C above historical averages, beating the previous high set last year.
The record for the world’s highest average temperature was broken on a number of days over the summer.
今年夏天是北半球有史以来最热的一个夏天，地球势将迎来又一个破纪录的年份。
欧盟哥白尼气候变化服务局报告称，今年6月至8月，全球气温比历史平均值高出0.69摄氏度，超过了去年创下的最高纪录。今年夏天，全球平均气温最高纪录多次被打破。
来自TIME（时代周刊）

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It would be nice to go faster and break the world record.
再快一些，打破世界纪录就好了。
Unless a record number of companies start up this year, Derderia will not break its record for new jobs created.
除非今年新成立的公司数量达到创纪录水平，Derderia 将不会打破其创造的新就业机会的纪录。

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record-breaking
英 [ˈrekɔːd breɪkɪŋ] 美 [ˈrekərd breɪkɪŋ]
adj. 破纪录的
n. 破纪录

A record-breaking success, result, or performance is one that beats the previous best success, result, or performance. 破纪录的
Woods won record-breaking performance of the year for winning four majors in a row.
伍兹以其在四个大满贯赛事中连胜赢得了年度破纪录大奖。

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Copernicus
n. 哥白尼（波兰天文学家）；巨蟹座55，轩辕增十九（一对位于巨蟹座的双星系统）

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a number of
许多；大量

A number of forged tickets are in circulation.
有一些假入场券在流通。
A number of shots rang out.
这时听见几声清脆的枪声。