【轻松英文阅读】火山喷发
时间：2018-12-28 作者：英语课 分类：轻松英文阅读
英语课
Mount Etna is a volcano located in southern Italy. It is on the island of Sicily. Now, Mount Etna is spewing out red hot rocks and ash. However, experts say that there is no danger for people.
Mount Etna has often erupted in the past. The last eruption 1 was in 2014. Even now a stream of molten rock is flowing down the mountain. This is called a lava 2 flow. The volcano is also spewing out clouds of dust. Scientists say that these clouds are not so bad this time.
Experts say, people do not need to be afraid. Even for those who live close by there is no immediate 3 danger.
No one is sure how long the volcanic 4 eruption will last. Sometimes it is over after a few days.
Mt. Etna is the second most active volcano on earth. Only Hawaii’s Kilauea is more active.
1 eruption
n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作
- The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
- The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。
2 lava
n.熔岩，火山岩
- The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
- His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。