菲律宾马荣火山“最近几日可能爆发”_时事要闻

菲律宾马荣火山“最近几日可能爆发”

文章来源：未知文章作者：meng 发布时间：2009-12-22 03:07 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Scientists in the Philippines have raised the alert level for the volatile¹ volcano Mount Mayon, amid fears of an imminent² eruption³.

菲律宾科学家对即将爆发的活火山马荣火山提高了警戒程度。

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Mount Mayon has been spewing lava and ash for more than a week

It is now at four out of a possible five, meaning a hazardous危险的 eruption "is possible within days". Level five is when a major eruption has begun.

Scientists raised the level after the number of volcanic⁶ earthquakes more than doubled on Sunday.

The cone圆锥形-shaped volcano has already been emitting lava火山岩浆 and ash for days.

About 40,000 people who live near Mount Mayon have been moved to temporary shelters.

Forced moves

Scientists detected 453 volcanic earthquakes in a five-hour span on Sunday, compared to just over 200 Saturday, said Renato Solidum, chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Powerful booms emanating⁸放射，发散 from the volcano, audible听得见的 up to 12 km (7.5 miles) away, and continued lava flows all contributed to the raised alert level.

But despite the risks, local authorities estimate that roughly 1,300 families are still in their homes within the danger zone, unwilling⁹ to leave their farms and livestock¹⁰.

"We will personally remove the residents who refuse to evacuate疏散，撤离 to their designated evacuation centres," said Albay provincial¹² governor Joey Salceda.

About 8,600 families, or 43,000 people, have already taken shelter in government centres beyond the zone.

Officials said they were strengthening the army and police enforcement of an exclusion排斥，驱逐 zone at least eight km (4.3 miles) around the volcano.

Past history

Philippine officials first raised the alert level for Mayon last Monday.

Mr Solidum said the pattern of volcanic activity was similar to Mayon's last eruption in 2006, when it expelled lava and steam for two months.

Mayon, 330km (206 miles) south-east of the capital Manila, has erupted 48 times since records began.

The most violent eruption, in 1814, killed more than 1,200 people and devastated¹⁴ several towns.

However the volcano remains¹⁵ a popular tourist attraction and is famous for its perfect cone⁷.

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1 volatile
adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质
参考例句：
With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。 His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

2 imminent
adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的
参考例句：
The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。 The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

3 eruption
n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作
参考例句：
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。

4 lava
n.熔岩，火山岩
参考例句：
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。

5 hazardous
adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的
参考例句：
These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。 Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

6 volcanic
adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的
参考例句：
There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。 Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

7 cone
n.圆锥体，圆锥形东西，球果
参考例句：
Saw-dust piled up in a great cone.锯屑堆积如山。 The police have sectioned off part of the road with traffic cone.警察用锥形路标把部分路面分隔开来。

8 emanating
v.从…处传出，传出( emanate的现在分词 )；产生，表现，显示
参考例句：
Even so, there is a slight odour of potpourri emanating from Longfellow. 纵然如此，也还是可以闻到来自朗费罗的一种轻微的杂烩的味道。来自辞典例句 Many surface waters, particularly those emanating from swampy areas, are often colored to the extent. 许多地表水，特别是由沼泽地区流出的地表水常常染上一定程度的颜色。来自辞典例句

9 unwilling
adj.不情愿的
参考例句：
The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。 His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

10 livestock
n.家畜，牲畜
参考例句：
Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。 The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

11 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

12 provincial
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

13 exclusion
n.拒绝，排除，排斥，远足，远途旅行
参考例句：
Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。 He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。

14 devastated
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。 His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

15 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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