(单词翻译:单击)
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A volcano in Indonesia erupted Saturday, killing at least seven people and severely burning two more.
周六，印度尼西亚一座火山喷发，造成至少7人遇难，2人严重烧伤。
Mount Sinabung erupted just before 5 p.m. local time on the island of Sumatra, throwing hot clouds of ash and rock as high as 2 miles into the air. That pyroclastic flow then descended onto the area nearby.
在苏门答腊岛当地时间下午5点之前，锡纳朋火山发生喷发，将火山灰和岩石形成的热云喷向高达2英里的空中。然后火山碎屑流向附近的区域。
The volcano had been dormant for centuries until it blew in 2010. Since then, it's been highly active, and the government declared a danger zone around the mountain.
这座火山已经休眠了几个世纪，直到2010喷发。自那时以来一直非常活跃，政府在山区周围宣布危险区。
But Indonesian officials said residents still sometimes go near Mount Sinabung to farm. They suspect that's what the victims were doing when it erupted.
但印尼官员表示，居民有时还去锡纳朋火山附近耕作。他们怀疑火山爆发时遇难者正在耕作。
Emergency crews attempted to locate survivors, but the volcano continued heaving hot ash, making rescue attempts difficult.
紧急救援人员试图找到幸存者，但火山继续喷发火山灰，使得救援行动困难。
Mount Sinabung has killed at least 25 and displaced tens of thousands of residents since becoming active in 2010.
自2010年活动以来，锡纳朋火山至少造成25人死亡，成千上万的居民流离失所。
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词汇解析
1、descend
下来;下降;走下
Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar.
当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。
She descended one flight of stairs.
她走下了一段楼梯。
(情绪、气氛等)降临，笼罩
An uneasy calm descended on the area.
一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。
A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
人群虔敬地噤了声。
（大批人）突然到来，突然造访
3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money.
3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。
Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages.
好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。
降低身份;堕落;沦落
We're not going to descend to such methods.
我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
She's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters.
她是个自尊心很强的人，绝不会自贬身份去写匿名信。
2、dormant
暂停活动的;暂搁不用的;休眠的;蛰伏的
when the long dormant volcano of Mount St Helens erupted in 1980.
当长期休眠的圣海伦斯火山在 1980 年爆发时
The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated.
病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。
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