WellstartatSt.VincentandtheGrenadines,anationofislandsbetweentheCaribbeanSeaandtheNorthAtlanticOcean.St.Vincentitselfisthelargestislandhereanditshighestpointatjustover4,feetistheLaSoufrierevolcano.Itserupting.
AlotofSt.Vincentspopulationlivesmorethan10milessouthofthevolcanointhecapitalofKingstownbuttherearethousandswholivenearthemountain.Andonethingthatsathreattothemarepyroclasticflows,whenamixoflavablocks,ashandvolcanicgasrushdowntheslopesofavolcano.
TheU.S.governmentsaystheseflowscandestroyalmosteverythingintheirpath.Inadditiontothat,thenationsEmergencyManagementOrganizationsaysamassivepoweroutageoccurredonSundayandalotofhomeshadlostrunningwateraswell.SothedisastercausedbyLaSoufrierecouldinterruptlifethereformonthsaccordingtoSt.Vincentsprimeminister.
Theairisfilledwithash.Somuchsothatpeopleontheislandsayitshardtoseethevolcanobuttheycansmellit.Sulfurhasbeencarriedthroughtheairasfarsouthasthecapital.OfficialsaretellingpeoplewithrespiratoryproblemstobeonguardagainstthatandtheysayLaSoufrierecouldcontinueexplodingfordaysorpossiblyweeksbeforeitquietsbackdownagain.
重点解析:
1.inadditionto另外;加之;除…之外;
Inadditiontomyweeklywage,Igotalotoftips.
除了每周的薪水外,我还能得到不少小费。
2.accordingto据(…所说);按(…所报道);
AccordingtoMick,itsagreatmovie.
据米克说,这是一部了不起的电影。
3.befilledwith(使)装满;(使)注满;(使)充满;
Theairwasfilledwiththescentofwildflowers.
空气中弥漫着野花的芬芳。
4.onguard警惕;提防;
Wemustbeonguardagainsthiddenenemies.
我们必须警惕暗藏的敌人。
我们首先来
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