美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Everything Is A Disaster': Guatemala's Fuego Volcano Erupts, Killing At Least 62

 

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

A volcano in Guatemala erupted Sunday, sending ash, lava¹ and deadly gases down a mountainside near the capital. More than 20 people died. Hundreds are injured, and officials fear casualty numbers will rise. NPR's Scott Neuman has more.

SCOTT NEUMAN, BYLINE²: Appropriately enough, the name of the volcano Fuego means fire in Spanish. And video from the scene makes it clear that Mount Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, is living up to its name.

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CONSUELO HERNANDEZ: (Speaking Spanish).

NEUMAN: Consuelo Hernandez is from the village of El Rodeo, directly in the path of the eruption³. On a road leading away from the volcano, she was interviewed by a reporter for Diario de Centro America newspaper. Covered in ash and obviously exhausted⁴ and distraught, she says she and others ran toward a hill to escape a mudslide triggered by the eruption. "Not everyone was able to get out," she says. "I think they were buried." It's too early to tell the scale of the disaster, but emergency officials in Guatemala say the eruption could ultimately affect more than 1 1/2 million people. Guatemala's president, Jimmy Morales, has declared three days of mourning for the dead. Scott Neuman, NPR News.

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1 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。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

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 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。