拉帕尔马岛的火山又打了个喷嚏？【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
Volcanic activity on the Spanish island of La Palma has entered its ninth week as another lava flow dropped into the ocean. Authorities ordered residents of three coastal towns to stay indoors after the lava flow sent thick clouds of potentially toxic gas high into the sky as it hit the ocean.

【分句讲解】
①Volcanic activity on the Spanish island of La Palma has entered its ninth week as another lava flow dropped into the ocean.
西班牙拉帕尔马岛的火山活动已经进入第9周，另一股熔岩流流入大海。

1. volcanic activity 火山活动
volcanic adj. 火山的，火山引起的，火山产生的
volcano n. 火山
active volcano 活火山
extinct volcano 死火山
extinct species 灭绝的物种

2. enter v. 进入……时期；进入

The violence is now entering its third week.
暴力活动现已进入第三周。
The project is entering its final stages.
工程就要进入最后的阶段。

enter the room 走进房间
enter the restaurant 走进餐厅

3. lava flow 熔岩流
lava n. 岩浆，熔岩
flow v. 流动 n. 流动

②Authorities ordered residents of three coastal towns to stay indoors after the lava flow sent thick clouds of potentially toxic gas high into the sky as it hit the ocean.
当地政府要求三个沿海城镇的居民呆在室内，因为熔岩流在汇入海洋时会向高空释放含有潜在有毒气体的浓烟。

1. stay indoors 待在室内、家中
indoors adv. 室内

2. authority n. 权力，管辖权，当权，当局

3. resident n. 居民，住户
citizen n. 公民
citizens of the People’s Republic of China 中华人民共和国公民。

4. coastal adj. 沿海的，靠近海岸的
coast n. 海岸，海滨，海岸线
seaside n. （尤指作为度假地的）海边，海滨（a seaside resort）
beach n. 沙滩，海滩，湖滨

5. thick clouds 密云，浓烟
heavy rain 大雨

6. toxic adj. 有毒的，毒性的
a toxic drug 毒药 

7. hit v. 到达；击打；击中、命中 n. 大受欢迎的人或事

hit the ball 击球
She is a big hit.
她现在很受欢迎。