VOA慢速英语:India Suffers Fifth Deadliest Heat Wave in World History

短语讲解：

1. Indian officials are being urged to take action to protect people from the extreme temperatures, which have risen 15 to 20 degrees Celsius in a short time. In many places, the temperature is about 45 degrees.

take action to 采取行动
例句：We have to take action to stop them.
我们得采取行动来制止他们。
protect from 保护，保卫
例句：Woollen clothes protect you from cold.
羊毛衣服可以御寒。

2. Some senators and others said they no longer trusted the agency to gather the information.

no longer 不再
例句：The hypothesis no longer belongs to the realm of science fiction.
这种设想已不是科学幻想。

3. The senator said the nation is dealing with what he called “growing, aggressive and sophisticated threats.”

deal with 处理
例句：I have a huge pile of letters to deal with.
我有一大堆信件要处理。

4. A U.S. official says Qatar has agreed to temporarily extend travel and other restrictions on five top Taliban members.

agree to 同意
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods.
我们不同意寄售此货。