酷熱天氣導致英國的風扇都賣脫銷了!
Brits sweltering through the UK's longest heat wave since 1976 have taken to Twitter in a panic as they desperately seek out fans to keep them cool.
今年夏天，英國遭遇了自1976年以來最大的熱浪，推特上也陷入一片恐慌，大家想盡一切辦法買風扇給自己降溫。The mercury was set to soar to 33 C recently, but those hoping for the relief of some cool air have been left frustrated, with some complaining of entire towns across the country being sold out of fans.
近日，英國的溫度將達到33攝氏度，而那些希望吹吹涼風的人們非常沮喪，一些人抱怨說全英國的風扇都賣光了。One commenter reported that fans were completely sold out in Chelmsford; James Lund from Leeds said he couldn't find a fan for his grandmother, and a Lincoln resident also reported that shelves were bare.
一位網友說，切姆斯福德已經買不到風扇了。來自利茲的詹姆斯·隆德說，他想給祖母買個風扇卻買不到。林肯一位居民也說當地風扇已經銷售一空。
One Twitter user advised followers to try Poundstretcher, as it was the only place she'd found in Folkestone, Kent that wasn't sold out.
一位推特用戶推薦粉絲們去Poundstretcher買，這是她所發現的肯特郡福克斯頓唯一一家還有風扇賣的商店。John Lewis said sales of electrical cooling products were up 315% week-on-week as weather forecasts showed no relief from the high temperatures for at least a fortnight.
英國百貨商店約翰·路易斯表示，製冷電器產品的銷量與上週相比上漲了315%，天氣預報稱，這種高溫天氣至少還要持續兩週。said it had seen a 2,100% month-on-month increase in sales of air cooling items such as fans and a 650% month-on-month rise on some swimming pools.
英國亞馬遜網站表示，風扇等製冷產品的銷量與上月相比上漲了2100%，泳池用品銷量與上月相比上漲了650%。Purchasing Director, Paul Whyte said, 'We've enjoyed a great summer of sport and now the weather is playing ball too. As temperatures continue to soar we've seen our customers investing in fans and air conditioning units for them to use to stay cool, not only during this summer's heatwave but for any other future unpredictable weather.'
網站採購總監保羅·懷特說：“我們已經享受到了體育之夏，如今天氣也開始成爲主場了。隨着氣溫持續升高，顧客紛紛購買風扇和空調來降溫，不僅僅是用在今年的酷暑，今後再出現這樣變化莫測的高溫天氣都可以使用。”
