231117一天地震1400次！冰岛火山爆发危机迫近
▍原文
Iceland has declared a state of emergency and more than 3,000 residents have been urged to evacuate the small, coastal town of Grindavík as the country’s authorities anticipate the imminent eruption of a volcano in its southwestern peninsula.
After allowing some residents to return to Grindavik to gather essential belongings on Monday and Tuesday, orders for evacuation have come again, this time “for security reasons”.
▍语言点
- a state of emergency 紧急状态 · state /steɪt/ n. 状态 · emergency /ɪˈmɜːdʒ(ə)nsi/ n. 紧急事件
- urge /ɜːdʒ/ v. 敦促，催促 (to stronglyadvise or persuade someone)
- evacuate /ɪˈvækjueɪt/ v. 撤离 (to move people from dangerous places tosomewhere else) · evacuation /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 撤离
- authority /ɔːˈθɒrəti/ n. (某方面的)权威 · author /ˈɔːθə/ n. 作者；发起者，创始人 · the country's authorities 当地权威，当地政府，当局
- anticipate /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ v. 预料，预见(expect)
- imminent /ˈɪmɪnənt/ adj. 即将到来的，即将发生的
- volcano /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ n. 火山 · eruption of a volcano 一座火山的爆发
- essential belongings 必要物品，生活必需品 · essential /ɪˈsenʃ(ə)l/ adj. 必须的，必要的(necessary) · belonging /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ n. 附属品(belongings指 “个人物品”)
- security /sɪˈkjʊərəti/ n. 安全(尤其指面对侵犯、侵害)