Hackers make freezers heat to 50C | BBC Learning English from the News · BBC Learning English
近期欧洲多家超市遭遇黑客攻击，导致冷藏设备异常升温，甚至引发火灾。本期节目讲解相关新闻词汇，适合练习新闻理解与科技类表达。
From BBC Learning English, This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.
来自 BBC Learning English 的节目《This is Learning English from the News》——这是一档专门讨论新闻头条的播客。
In this programme, hackers cause chaos by heating up fridges and freezers in supermarkets across Europe.
在这个节目中，黑客通过加热欧洲各地超市里的冰箱和冰柜来制造混乱。
Hello, I'm Neil.
你好，我叫尼尔。
And I'm Becca.
我叫贝卡。
In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
在这个节目中，我们会聚焦于一则重要的新闻事件，以及新闻标题中出现的词汇，这些词汇将帮助你更好地理解这则新闻。
You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a free worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
您可以在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到这一集中的所有词汇和新闻标题，同时还有一份免费的工作表可供使用。
So, let's hear more about this story.
那么，让我们进一步了解一下这个故事吧。
Supermarkets across Europe have been affected by cyber-attacks.
欧洲各地的超市都受到了网络攻击的影响。
A cyber-attack is when computer systems are attacked to cause disruption or steal things.
网络攻击是指针对计算机系统发起的攻击行为，其目的可能是破坏系统的正常运行或窃取其中的数据/信息。
The attacks caused fridges and freezers to heat up.
这些攻击导致冰箱和冰柜的温度升高。
The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C.
据报道，欧洲多家商店的冷冻柜温度竟然上升到了高达50摄氏度（约10摄氏度）。
The attacks were on shops in Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Luxembourg and Estonia.
这些袭击事件发生在比利时、瑞典、爱尔兰、卢森堡和爱沙尼亚的商店里。
Just weeks after hundreds of grocery stores in France were hit.
就在法国数百家杂货店遭到袭击的几周后……
And it's not just supermarkets that are experiencing this problem.
遇到这个问题的不仅仅是超市。
Ikea, the Swedish furniture chain, was among those affected.
宜家（Ikea）这家瑞典家具连锁企业也受到了影响。
So far, it's unclear who is behind the attacks.
到目前为止，尚不清楚这些袭击的幕后黑手是谁。
Let's have our first headline.
让我们来看第一条新闻标题吧。
This headline is from The Telegraph, a newspaper from the UK.
这个标题来自《每日电讯报》（The Telegraph），这是一份英国的报纸。
Britain on alert as hackers shut down supermarket fridges across Europe.
英国进入警戒状态：黑客攻击导致欧洲多地超市的冰箱无法正常使用。
That headline again from the Telegraph.
又是《每日电讯报》的那个标题……
Britain on alert as hackers shut down supermarket fridges across Europe.
英国进入警戒状态：黑客攻击导致欧洲多地超市的冷藏设备无法正常运行。
This headline is about Britain's reaction to these cyber-attacks.
这个新闻标题讲述了英国对这些网络攻击的反应。
We're going to look at the phrase on alert.
我们将探讨“处于警戒状态”这个短语的含义。
Now you might know the verb to alert, which means to make someone aware of a potential danger or situation,
现在你应该已经知道“alert”这个动词的含义了。它指的是让某人意识到潜在的危险或情况。
or the adjective alert, which means to be attentive or ready for that situation.
或者使用形容词“alert”（警觉的），这个词表示一个人能够保持注意力集中，并为可能出现的各种情况做好准备。
The phrase on alert has a similar meaning.
处于警戒状态”这个短语的含义与之类似。
Yes, on alert means to be watchful, attentive, and prepared to deal with a potentially dangerous situation or emergency.
是的，“处于警戒状态”意味着要保持警惕、注意力集中，并随时准备应对可能出现的危险情况或紧急事件。
It can be used in a business or sales context as well.
它也可以用于商业或销售场景中。
For example, you could be on alert for a good bargain or a business deal.
例如，你可以随时留意是否有划算的交易或合适的商业机会。
Yes, you can use on alert in many contexts.
是的，在许多情况下你都可以使用“on alert”（警戒状态）这个术语。
You might also hear it as on high alert or on red alert.
你也可能听到这样的表述：“处于高度警戒状态”或“处于红色警戒状态”。
This adds an extra layer of urgency to the phrase, which you'll often hear when talking about the authorities,
这为这句话增添了额外的紧迫感。在谈论政府机构或相关权威人士时，你经常会听到这样的表述。
police, or military.
警察或军队。
We've had on alert, watchful, attentive, and prepared.
我们一直保持警惕、保持观察力、保持注意力，并做好充分准备。
For example, drivers need to be on alert for slippery roads in winter.
例如，驾驶员在冬季需要特别注意路面是否湿滑（即是否容易打滑）。
This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.
这是《从新闻中学习英语》（Learning English from the News）——我们的播客节目，专门聚焦新闻头条内容。
Today we're talking about the recent cyber-attacks on European supermarkets.
今天我们要讨论的是最近针对欧洲超市的网络攻击事件。
The cyber-attack, which has increased temperatures in fridges and freezers across Europe, has forced stores to throw away lots of food.
这次网络攻击导致欧洲各地的冰箱和冷冻柜温度异常升高，迫使商店不得不丢弃大量食物。
For example, a store manager in Sweden told journalists that an attack occurred at 02:00, but was only noticed hours later,
例如，瑞典的一家商店经理告诉记者，袭击发生在凌晨2点，但直到几小时后才被发现。
once all the food had been ruined.
等到所有的食物都被毁掉之后……