High temperature records are being broken across the Pacific Northwest, as an extreme heat wave covers the area.

随着极端热浪席卷太平洋西北部地区，高温记录正在被打破。

Portland, Oregon, reached 44.4 degrees Celsius Sunday.

周日，俄勒冈州波特兰市气温达到44.4摄氏度。

That broke the all-time temperature record of 42.2 degrees Celsius set just one day earlier.

这打破了一天前创下的42.2摄氏度的历史最高气温纪录。

In Eugene, Oregon, it was so hot

在俄勒冈州尤金市，天气太热，

that U.S. Track and Field cancelled Olympic trials Sunday afternoon.

以至于美国田径队取消了周日下午奥运会选拔赛。

The National Weather Service (NWS) said it hit 43.3 degrees Celsius in Eugene, breaking the all-time record of 42.2 degrees Celsius.

国家气象局(NWS)表示，尤金的气温达到了43.3摄氏度，打破了42.2摄氏度的历史纪录。

Those who had come to watch were also asked to leave the stadium because of the heat.

因为天气太热，前来观看比赛的人也被要求离开体育场。

Oregon's capital city, Salem, also recorded the highest temperature in its history on Sunday: 44.4 degrees Celsius.

俄勒冈州首府塞勒姆周日也创下了历史最高气温：44.4摄氏度。

That broke the old record by 2 degrees.

比旧纪录高2摄氏度。

The NWS has described the heat wave in the Pacific Northwest as dangerous, unusual and intense.

国家气象局称太平洋西北部的热浪有一定的危险性，来势汹汹且不同寻常。

The area rarely sees temperatures climb this high.

该地区的气温很少上升到这么高。

The extreme heat was caused by an extended "heat dome" over the Pacific Northwest.

极端高温是由太平洋西北部上空延伸的“热穹”造成的。

In Seattle, a city known for its rain, the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius.

在以多雨著称的西雅图，气温达到了40摄氏度。

The NWS said that was an all-time record.

国家气象局表示，这是有史以来的最高纪录。

It was the first time temperatures were over 38 degrees Celsius for two straight days since records were first kept in 1894.

这是自1894年首次有记录以来，气温首次连续两天超过38摄氏度。

There were also some power outages.

还有一些停电状况发生。

Portland General Electric said about 3,000 customers were without electricity in the city area Sunday afternoon.

波特兰通用电气公司说，该市约3,000名用户周日下午断电。

Puget Sound Energy reported 3,400 customers without power in the Seattle area.

普吉特声音能源公司报告称，西雅图地区有3400名用户断电。

Temperatures were expected to get even hotter across the region Monday, before beginning to cool Tuesday.

预计整个地区的气温周一将进一步升高，周二开始降温。

The heat wave stretched into British Columbia, Canada, which is just north of Washington State.

热浪蔓延到华盛顿州北部的加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚。

In Lytton, British Columbia, temperatures hit 46.1 degrees Celsius.

在不列颠哥伦比亚的利顿，气温达到46.1摄氏度。

It was a new Canadian record.

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