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246 印度遇50℃极端高温,遭热浪炙烤

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Heatwave: India's poor bear the brunt of blistering temperatures


A vegetable vendor desperately sprinkles water over her produce — some lemons and spinach that she bought from a wholesale market — to keep it from drying.


But nothing seems to help.


The extreme heat has caused some of the produce to spoil, making them useless for selling.


Even though she has been selling vegetables at the same spot for decades, she says this is the first time she has lost so much of her produce — worth 70 rupees — a significant amount for someone whose daily income is 800 rupees.


As her profits plummet, she worries about her future. She depends on the stall to provide for a family that includes her widowed daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

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produce [prə'dju:s]

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n. 产品,农作物
vt. 生产,提出,引起,

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extreme [ik'stri:m]

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adj. 极度的,极端的
n. 极端,极限

 
stall [stɔ:l]

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n. 货摊,摊位,厩,畜栏,(飞行器)失速
v

 
spoil [spɔil]

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n. 战利品,奖品
v. 宠坏,溺爱,破坏,腐

 
plummet ['plʌmit]

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n. 铅锤,铅垂线 vi. 垂直落下,暴跌

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