美国有线新闻 CNN 菲律宾火山喷发 学校停课航班取消（在线收听）

Which of these nations is located on the eastern side of the South China Sea? Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, or Malaysia.

Tough question but it's the Philippines who's capital is Manila that's located east of the South China Sea.

A state of emergency's been declared near that capital b?ecause of a recent eruption at the Taal Volcano. It's not the most active one in the Philippines, but volcanologists say Taal is very dangerous because it's erupted in the past and because it's located near populated areas. The United Nations estimates that more than 450,000 people live in the volcano's danger zone. The state of emergency means schools are closed, so they along with local convents can be used as shelters. Government offices are also closed and flights have been cancelled because volcanic ash can melt inside jet engines and badly damage them.

下列哪个国家位于南海东侧？越南、印度尼西亚、菲律宾还是马来西亚？

这个问题很难，位于南海东侧的国家是菲律宾，该国首都是马尼拉。

由于塔尔火山喷发，马尼拉周边地区宣布进入紧急状态。塔尔火山并不是菲律宾最活跃的火山，但火山学家表示，塔尔火山非常危险，不仅因为该火山以前喷发过，还因为其临近人口稠密地区。联合国估计，有超过45万人生活在该火山的危险区。紧急状态意味着学校停课，因此学校和当地修道院可被用作避难所。同时，政府办公室也已关闭，而且由于火山灰可能在飞机发动机中熔化，继而对发动机造成严重破坏，所以航班也被取消。