背诵为王 第 二 册 第 08 课

8 Volcanic¹ Eruption²

 

　　In north-west Cameroon in August 1986， there was a volcaniceruption which devastated⁴ the area． At least 1，200 people werekilled and many were left seriously ill with burns andrespiratory infections． Nobody could escape because there wasno warning， just a loud explosion followed by a terrible smelllike that of rotten eggs， and within a short time the entirearea around Lake Nios， which was the site of the eruption， wascovered in smokes．When help came to the villages on the shores of the lake，men，women， children and animals were found dead： some were outsidetheir huts， some still in bed；others were in the fields or onthe village road． It was as if a neutron⁵ bomb had explodeddestroying nothing but killing⁶ all life． The disaster was theworst incident of its kind and the second time such a disasterhad stuck this West African nation．

volcanic ? 火山的
eruption ? 爆发
devastate³ 破坏，摧毁
respiratory ? 呼吸的
infection ? 感染
explosion ? 爆炸
rotten ? 恶臭的，腐烂的
neutron bomb 中子弹
disaster ? 灾难



火山爆发
1986年8月，在喀麦隆西北部发生了火山爆发，灾害摧毁了整个地区。至少1200人丧生，许多人严重烧伤，感染呼吸道疾病。因为没有警告，没有人能够逃脱。一声巨大的爆炸声后就是一股难闻的臭鸡蛋的味道，短时间内Nios湖周围的整个地区，也就是火山爆发的地方，淹没在烟雾中。

当救援人员赶到湖边的村庄时，男男女女，孩子和动物都已经死亡了： 一些在他们的小屋里，一些还躺在床上，另一些在田野里或是在村里的路上。这好像是一次中子炸弹爆炸，什么也没有毁坏但却杀死了所有生命。这场灾难是这个西非国家遭受的最严重的一次火山爆发，也是这个国家所遭受的第二次大灾难。

1 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。

2 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。

3 devastate   

v.使荒芜，破坏，压倒

参考例句：

• A few days before,a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.几天前，温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。
• Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis,which devastate coastal regions.地震还引发海啸，它直接破坏海岸地区。

4 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。

5 neutron   

n.中子

参考例句：

• Neutron is neutral and slightly heavier than the proton.中子是中性的，比质子略重。
• Based on the neutron energy,the value of weighting factor was given.根据中子能量给出了相应的辐射权重因子的数值。

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。