WellstartatSt.VincentandtheGrenadines,anationofislandsbetweentheCaribbeanSeaandtheNorthAtlanticOcean.St.Vincentitselfisthelargestislandhereanditshighestpointatjustover4,feetistheLaSoufrierevolcano.Itserupting.

AlotofSt.Vincentspopulationlivesmorethan10milessouthofthevolcanointhecapitalofKingstownbuttherearethousandswholivenearthemountain.Andonethingthatsathreattothemarepyroclasticflows,whenamixoflavablocks,ashandvolcanicgasrushdowntheslopesofavolcano.

TheU.S.governmentsaystheseflowscandestroyalmosteverythingintheirpath.Inadditiontothat,thenationsEmergencyManagementOrganizationsaysamassivepoweroutageoccurredonSundayandalotofhomeshadlostrunningwateraswell.SothedisastercausedbyLaSoufrierecouldinterruptlifethereformonthsaccordingtoSt.Vincentsprimeminister.

Theairisfilledwithash.Somuchsothatpeopleontheislandsayitshardtoseethevolcanobuttheycansmellit.Sulfurhasbeencarriedthroughtheairasfarsouthasthecapital.OfficialsaretellingpeoplewithrespiratoryproblemstobeonguardagainstthatandtheysayLaSoufrierecouldcontinueexplodingfordaysorpossiblyweeksbeforeitquietsbackdownagain.

重点解析：

1.inadditionto另外；加之；除…之外；

Inadditiontomyweeklywage,Igotalotoftips.

除了每周的薪水外，我还能得到不少小费。

2.accordingto据（…所说）；按（…所报道）；

AccordingtoMick,itsagreatmovie.

据米克说，这是一部了不起的电影。

3.befilledwith(使)装满；(使)注满；(使)充满；

Theairwasfilledwiththescentofwildflowers.

空气中弥漫着野花的芬芳。

4.onguard警惕；提防；

Wemustbeonguardagainsthiddenenemies.

我们必须警惕暗藏的敌人。

我们首先来