Mount Etna

For several weeks, Italy's Mount Etna has been rumbling with volcanic activity.

几个星期来, 意大利的蒙特·艾特纳的火山轰轰隆隆.

Chock full of Renaissance cathedrals, museums featuring works by masters like Caravaggio and ancient ruins, Messina is also the gateway to Mount Etna.

不仅如此，这里还有大量文艺复兴时期的大教堂、有珍藏像卡拉瓦乔这样大师级作品的博物馆，还有古遗址博物馆。此外，它还是埃特纳火山的门户。

Question 24. What do we know about Mount Etna from the passage?

问题24通过文章我们可以了解到埃特纳火山的什么信息？

Mount Etna in Sicily is home to the oldest chestnut tree in the world, an old-timer possibly 4000 years old and certified Guinness World Record holder for the largest girth at 58 meters ( 190 ft) in circumference.

西西里岛的埃特纳火山是世界上最古老的栗树的家乡，这颗栗树前辈可能有4000岁并且被吉尼斯世界纪录持有人认证它拥有最大的周长，一圈有58米（19尺）长。

But believe it or not, the area surrounding Mount Etna in Italy is packed with people.

但是，不管你信不信，在意大利的埃特纳火山周围却挤满了人。

Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth.

埃特纳火山是地球上最活跃的火山之一。

Sicilia, the island in the sun, is home to Heavenly beaches, majestic mountains and Europe's greatest natural wonder, Mount Etna.

西西里岛在阳光下，是家庭到天堂的海滩，这里拥有雄伟壮观的山脉和欧洲最大的自然奇观，埃特纳火山。

Let's take Mount Etna for example.

咱们就以埃特纳火山为例吧。

The Sicilians living near Mount Etna have long regarded the volcano as a restless but relatively friendly neighbor.

居住在附近的西西里岛居民，长久以来视埃特纳为焦躁不安却还算友善的邻居。

Question 18 What does the speaker say about big birds like golden eagles at Mount Etna?

问题18：关于像埃特纳山的金雕这样的大鸟，他们说了些什么？

Question 16 What does the speakers say about Mount Etna?

问题16：关于埃特纳火山，他们谈到了哪些？

Mount Etna dominates the whole northeast corner of the island.

埃得纳山横亘于该岛之整个东北角.

Question 17 What do we learn about the lower slopes of Mount Etna?

问题17：关于埃特纳火山的低斜坡，我们了解到哪些？

Question 25. What will people living near Mount Etna do in the face of its eruptions?

问题25在火山爆发时，人们通常会怎么做？

In desperation, her unfathomable at Mount Etna volcano two pine torches lit to light up a whole world bright.

无奈之下，她在深不可测的埃特纳火山口点燃了两支松木火把，把整个世界照得一片通明。

Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, is sliding towards the sea.

欧洲最活跃的火山埃特纳火山正在向大海滑行。

A photographer captures the action as lava shoots the air from Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy.

在意大利西西里的埃特纳火山,一位摄影师捕捉熔岩喷入空中时的形态.

Enceladus : a giant who was defeated in battle and buried under Mount Etna by athena.

恩克拉多斯: 希腊神话中的一位战败并被雅典娜埋葬在埃特那山下的巨人.

And Europe's highest active volcano, Italy's Mount Etna, erupted Tuesday, sending plumes of ash and lava into the night sky on the Island of Sicily.

欧洲是世界上最活跃的火山带，意大利的埃特纳火山周二爆发，在西西里岛的夜空中喷射出火山灰和熔岩。

But suppose Mount Etna erupted every day or imagine that each eruption there killed thousands of people.

但是假设埃特纳火山每天喷发一次或者每次喷发都会造成上千万人死亡。