海底火山爆发汤加全国通讯中断

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当地时间15日，南太平洋岛国汤加的洪阿哈阿帕伊岛海底火山发生剧烈喷发并引发海啸，导致和外界的所有电话和网络联系无法接通。

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Tsunami from Tonga volcano eruption leaves trail of flood damage

The Guardian

Tsunami waves caused by an undersea volcano have flooded the Pacific Island country of Tonga, where entire towns have been inundated with water and scientists warn the main island could be blanketed in volcanic ash.

Videos shared on social media after the eruption showed people running for higher ground as the one metre high floods hit coastal areas and made their way farther inland while the sky darkened with ash.

There were no official reports of injuries or deaths by Sunday evening, with communications limited.

Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, told a news conference on Sunday that contact had not been established with coastal areas beyond the capital, Nuku’alofa. “Nuku’alofa is covered in thick plumes of volcanic dust but otherwise conditions are calm and stable,” Ardern said. “We have not yet received news from other coastal areas,” she said.

Ardern said the main undersea communications cable was affected, likely due to loss of power. Power was being restored in some areas on the islands and local mobile phones were slowly starting to work, she added. The New Zealand high commission in Nuku’alofa had said the tsunami has damaged boats, shops and other infrastructure.

Tonga’s cabinet held a crisis meeting on Sunday and was reaching out for assistance, said the office of Zed Seselja, Australia’s minister for the Pacific. Australia would send a P8 surveillance aircraft to Tonga on Monday.

As the tsunami struck on Saturday, a video shot from the roof of a building on the coast showed large waves breaching the coastal wall seconds apart, while a video shot from the New Zealand high commission in Nuku’alofa, where people ran for shelter, showed the downtown area of Patangata had been completely submerged, including the Royal Palace and Tonga’s largest bank.

Another video, shot inside a church, showed children crying out as water surrounded the building and waves begin lapping up against the windows. In a video posted to YouTube after the eruption, Abraham Leilua begins by telling his followers that “it’s not that bad” but within minutes, as the water rises, saying: “I have to run for my life” before ending the video.

Blake Smith-Tatafi, a Tongan based in Australia, said they were praying and in fear. “If you don’t know, the island of Tonga is flat. This leaves their people with nowhere of realistic safety to evacuate. Villages completely underwater. We haven’t had contact for hours now. This is a crisis,” he said.

Pita Taufatoua, a Tongan Olympian based in Australia, said he had not heard from his father or family in Ha’apai, the lowest lying islands in Tonga.

“Initial reports of damage have been catastrophic and all communications with Tonga have been wiped out,” he said. “Whilst I can’t assist family at this moment I will focus on country as more information comes out.”

Southern Cross Cable Network said on Sunday that it had been able to confirm contact with a communications centre in Tonga and work was under way to have internet and phone links restored.

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含注释全文：

Tsunami from Tonga volcano eruption leaves trail of flood damage

The Guardian

Tsunami waves caused by an undersea volcano have flooded the Pacific Island country of Tonga, where entire towns have been inundated with water and scientists warn the main island could be blanketed in volcanic ash.

一座海底火山引法的海啸淹了太平洋岛国汤加（Tonga），那里整个城镇被水淹没，科学家警告说主岛可能被火山灰覆盖。

tsunami

tsunami /tsuːˈnɑː.mi/ 表示“海啸”，英文解释为“an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea”

inundate

inundate /ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt/ 表示“（被）淹没，应接不暇”，英文解释为“to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all”举个🌰：

After the broadcast, we were inundated with requests for more information.

节目播出之后，太多人来询问详情，令我们应接不暇。

对比：

📍be swamped by/with：表示“使陷入（大量工作）；使面临（大量问题）”（to suddenly give someone a lot of work, problems etc to deal with）举个🌰：

We've been swamped with phone calls since the advert appeared.

自从广告出来后，电话多得使我们应接不暇。

blanket

作名词，表示“毛毯，毯子”，作动词，表示“以厚层覆盖”，英文解释为“to cover something completely with a thick layer”举个🌰：

Outside the fields were blanketed in fog.

外面，田野被浓雾笼罩着。

ash

表示“（尤指烟草、煤、木头燃烧后的）灰，灰烬”，英文解释为“the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance, especially tobacco, coal, or wood, has burned”如：cigarette ash 烟灰。

火山爆发后在社交媒体上分享的视频显示，当一米高的洪水冲击沿海地区并向内陆延伸时，人们纷纷向高处跑去，而天空则被火山灰染黑。

coastal

表示“（位于）海岸的；临海的；沿海的”，英文解释为“positioned on, or relating to the coast”如：a coastal town 海滨城镇。

There were no official reports of injuries or deaths by Sunday evening, with communications limited.

由于通讯受限，截至周日晚间，没有关于伤亡的官方报告。

Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, told a news conference on Sunday that contact had not been established with coastal areas beyond the capital, Nuku’alofa. “Nuku’alofa is covered in thick plumes of volcanic dust but otherwise conditions are calm and stable,” Ardern said. “We have not yet received news from other coastal areas,” she said.

新西兰总理杰辛达·阿德恩（Jacinda Ardern）在周日的新闻发布会上说，尚未与首都努库阿洛法（Nuku’alofa）以外的沿海地区建立联系。阿德恩说：“努库阿洛法被厚厚的火山灰覆盖，但除此之外，情况是平息且稳定的。”她说：“我们还没有收到其他沿海地区的消息。”

plume

plume /pluːm/ 表示“一缕（烟雾）、尘土等；一股（水柱）；一道（火光）”，英文解释为“A plume of smoke, dust, fire, or water is a large quantity of it that rises into the air in a column.”举个🌰：

The rising plume of black smoke could be seen all over Hangzhou.

那股升起的黑烟整个杭州都可以看到。

🎬电影《坚强》（Strong）中提到：Coming up in a big plume. 浓烟滚滚。

Ardern said the main undersea communications cable was affected, likely due to loss of power. Power was being restored in some areas on the islands and local mobile phones were slowly starting to work, she added. The New Zealand high commission in Nuku’alofa had said the tsunami has damaged boats, shops and other infrastructure.

阿德恩说，可能是因为停电，主要的海底通信电缆受到了影响。她补充说，岛屿上的一些地区正在恢复供电，当地的移动电话正慢慢恢复正常。新西兰驻努库阿洛法高级专员办事处已经表示，海啸破坏了船只、商店及其他基础设施。

cable

1）表示“（传输电、电话信号等的）电缆”，英文解释为“a set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc.”如：a length of cable 一根电缆。

2）表示“（电视节目或电话信号的）有线传输系统”，同 cable televisioin，举个🌰：

The office has gone over to cable.

办公室改用有线系统了。

Tonga's cabinet held a crisis meeting on Sunday and was reaching out for assistance, said the office of Zed Seselja, Australia's minister for the Pacific. Australia would send a P8 surveillance aircraft to Tonga on Monday.

澳大利亚太平洋事务部长泽德·塞瑟利亚（Zed Seselja）发言人表示，汤加内阁在周日举行了一次危机会议，并正在向外寻求援助。澳大利亚将于周一向汤加派出一架P8侦察机。

cabinet

表示“内阁”，英文解释为“The cabinet is a group of the most senior advisers or ministers in a government, who meet regularly to discuss policies.”举个🌰：

The announcement came after a three-hour cabinet meeting.

这项公告是在3小时的内阁会议之后发布的。

As the tsunami struck on Saturday, a video shot from the roof of a building on the coast showed large waves breaching the coastal wall seconds apart, while a video shot from the New Zealand high commission in Nuku’alofa, where people ran for shelter, showed the downtown area of Patangata had been completely submerged, including the Royal Palace and Tonga’s largest bank.

当海啸在周六袭来时，从海岸边一栋建筑的屋顶上拍摄的视频显示，大浪相隔数秒就冲破了海岸墙，而在人们跑去避难的新西兰驻努库阿洛法高级专员办事处拍摄的视频显示，帕坦加塔（Patangata）的市中心区域已经完全被淹没，包括皇宫和汤加最大的银行。

breach

1）表示“破坏，违犯；违反，不履行”，英文解释为“to break a law, promise, agreement, or relationship”举个🌰：

They breached the agreement they had made with their employer.

他们违反了曾与雇主达成的协议。

2）表示“（尤指为从背后突袭）在…上打开缺口”，英文解释为“to make an opening in a wall or fence, especially in order to attack someone or something behind it”举个🌰：

Their defences were easily breached.

他们的防线轻而易举就被突破了。

downtown

可以作名词，也可以作形容词表示“在市中心，往市中心（尤指商业中心区）”，英文解释为“in or towards the centre of a city, especially its main business area”。

submerge

表示“（使）潜入水中，没入水中，浸没，淹没”，英文解释为“to go under the surface of water or liquid; to put sth or make sth go under the surface of water or liquid”举个🌰：

The fields had been submerged by floodwater.

农田被洪水淹没了。

Another video, shot inside a church, showed children crying out as water surrounded the building and waves begin lapping up against the windows. In a video posted to YouTube after the eruption, Abraham Leilua begins by telling his followers that “it's not that bad” but within minutes, as the water rises, saying: “I have to run for my life” before ending the video.

另一段在教堂内拍摄的视频显示，海浪拍打窗户，被水围困在建筑物内，孩子们哭了起来。火山爆发后发布在YouTube上的一段视频中，亚伯拉罕·莱卢阿（Abraham Leilua）一开始告诉他的粉丝，“没有那么糟糕”，但在几分钟内，随着水位的上升，他说，“我必须要逃命”，然后视频结束了。

lap

表示“（波浪）轻轻地拍击，轻轻地敲打”，英文解释为“(of waves) to hit something gently, producing quiet sounds”举个🌰：

The water lapped against the side of the pool.

水轻轻地拍打着水池的池壁。

Blake Smith-Tatafi, a Tongan based in Australia, said they were praying and in fear. “If you don't know, the island of Tonga is flat. This leaves their people with nowhere of realistic safety to evacuate. Villages completely underwater. We haven't had contact for hours now. This is a crisis,” he said.

居住在澳大利亚的汤加人布莱克·史密斯-塔塔菲（Blake Smith-Tatafi）说，他们在祈祷，很恐惧。“汤加岛是平的。这使得汤加人民没有任何安全的地方能够疏散。村庄完全被水淹没。我们已经有几个小时没有联系了。这是一场危机。”他说。

evacuate

表示“疏散; 使…撤离”，英文解释为“To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area.”举个🌰：

They were planning to evacuate the ten officials still in the country.

他们当时在计划将仍在那个国家的10位官员撤离。

Pita Taufatoua, a Tongan Olympian based in Australia, said he had not heard from his father or family in Ha’apai, the lowest lying islands in Tonga.

居住在澳大利亚的汤加奥运选手比塔·陶法托富阿（Pita Taufatoua）说，他没有收到他在汤加地势最低的岛屿--哈阿派（Ha'apai）的父亲或家人的消息。

“Initial reports of damage have been catastrophic and all communications with Tonga have been wiped out,” he said. “Whilst I can't assist family at this moment I will focus on country as more information comes out.”

他说：“初步报告的损失是灾难性的，与汤加的所有通讯都被摧毁了。虽然我此刻不能协助家人，但随着更多信息的出现，我将持续关注我的国家。”

catastrophic

catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk/ 1）表示“灾难性的”，英文解释为“Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.”举个🌰：

The water shortage is potentially catastrophic.

水资源的匮乏很可能是灾难性的。

2）表示“极糟的；失败的”，英文解释为“If you describe something as catastrophic, you mean that it is very bad or unsuccessful.”

wipe out

表示“摧毁；使灭绝”，英文解释为“To wipe out something such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely.”举个🌰：

Experts say if the island is not protected, the spill could wipe out the gulf's turtle population.

专家们说如果那座小岛得不到保护，此次泄露有可能使该海湾地区的海龟灭绝。

whilst

whilst /waɪlst/ 同while，表示“当…时；在…的过程中；虽然，尽管”，英文解释为“Whilst means the same as the conjunction while”。

区分：

📍whistle /ˈwɪsəl/作名词表示“哨子，口哨声”（a small object that produces a high whistling sound when you blow into it）；

Southern Cross Cable Network said on Sunday that it had been able to confirm contact with a communications centre in Tonga and work was under way to have internet and phone links restored.

南十字星有线电视网（Southern Cross Cable Network）周日表示，已经能够确认与汤加的一个通信中心的联系，并且正在努力恢复互联网和电话连接。

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