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课件网) Mount Vesuvius 维苏威火山位于意大利南部那不勒斯湾东海岸，是欧洲大陆唯一的活火山，被誉为“欧洲最危险的火山” 。维苏威火山最著名的一次喷发是公元79年的大喷发，其火山灰、火山砾迅速掩埋庞贝古城 ，城市瞬间被摧毁，约 1.6 万人死亡。 Unit 6 When disaster strikes Starting out & Understanding ideas /d zɑ st / n. 灾害 firefighters forest fire put out flood /fl d/ 洪水 n. 洪水 drought /dra t/ n. 旱灾 flood, drought, fire, earthquake / θkwe k/ n. 地震 The volcano erupted and smoke spread rapidly. ruined city shocked cry and shout escape fear homeless hunger cold poor The earthquake Pliny the Younger was sleeping when the ground _____ very hard. He and his mother decided to leave the town. Getting away They were at a place out of town. Just then, _____ things happened. Their coach moved from side to side. The sea moved back and there were many sea animals on the sand. shook shocking Listen, read and complete the timeline. The volcanic eruption There was a dark cloud over Mount Vesuvius. It came down and covered the sea. Then the cloud spread over the land like a _____. The air was thick with _____ and ash began to fall. People’s reactions Women were calling, children were _____ and men were _____. They were trying to find their families. smoke crying shouting flood The results After a night of living between _____ and _____, they had no thoughts of things to come. hope fear 我已无力思考未来 Pliny the Younger 小普林尼 小普林尼是古罗马时期的一位作家、律师和政治家，本文选自17岁的小普林尼在经历了维苏威火山喷发事件后，写给历史学家塔西佗的一封信。 caring, brave and calm Choose the best summary of the passage. a Pliny the Younger and his mother saw Mount Vesuvius erupt and got away from it. b Pliny the Younger had no thoughts of things to come after the volcano erupted. c People have lived near Mount Vesuvius for thousands of years. Revere nature and cherish the present. 敬畏自然，珍惜当下。
