原文：For weeks, central Russia has been in the grips of its worst ever heat wave, which has caused probably thousands of fatalities.译文：几周以来，俄罗斯中部地区深陷于历史上最严重的、已造成可能高达数千人死亡的热浪之中。

原文：For weeks, central Russia has been in the grips of its worst ever heat wave, which has caused probably thousands of fatalities.译文：几周以来，俄罗斯中部地区深陷于历史上最严重的、已造成可能高达数千人死亡的热浪之中。

改译：几周以来，俄罗斯中部地区深陷于历史上最严重的热浪之中，由此而造成的死亡人数可能高达数千。