Jan. 12, 2020
1-spotlight 聚光灯,公众注意
The deadly eruption of a New Zealand volcano has drawn a spotlight on how active volcanoes draw crowds of tourism each year.
2-seek out thrills 寻求刺激
With so many active volcanos on the planet, tourists are seeking out thrills on mountains from Japan to DR Congo.
3-restless 焦躁不安的
4-smoulder 慢慢燃烧
5-seething 沸腾的
6-brittle 易碎的
7-crust 地壳
8-tectonic plates 地壳构造板块
Getting close to volcanoes offers a rare opportunity to experience the power of restless earth: the smouldering, seething release of pressure from the brittle crust of earth caused by the crush of tectonic plates.
9-towering 高耸的;出色的
10-scale 攀登,到达……的顶点
Towering over the city of Cantania, Mont Etna on Sicily is constantly active, but tourists still scale the highest permitted point of 2,920m in large numbers.
11-wipe out 彻底摧毁
Mount Vesuvius is one of the world's best known volcanoes, mainly due to its eruption in AD 79 that wiped out Roman cities.
12-seismically 地震地
Being one of the most seismically active nations, Japan accounts for around 20% of earthquakes worldwide of magnitude 6.0 or more.
13-home 产地,栖息地,发源地
14-iconic 象征性的,标志性的,偶像的
It's also home to many active volcanoes, the most iconic being Mount Fuji near Tokyo.