重点词汇词组：

1.Thousands of Congolese including children, women and old people have fled into Rwanda...

flee v. 逃跑，逃走；逃避

eg: He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident.

他被控试图逃离事故现场。

【近义词】disappear, fade

【常见搭配】flee to/into 逃往… flee from 从…逃出来

eg: Refugees fled to a neighboring country.

难民们逃到了邻国。

2.21 runners have been killed by extreme weather in northern China.

extreme weather 极端天气

eg: Can global warming cause such extreme weather events?

全球变暖能引起如此极端的气候事件吗？

3.They were taking part in a cross-country marathon…

taking part in 参加，参与

eg: He had been taking part in an international symposium on population.

他那时在参加一个有关人口的国际研讨会。

【近义词】participate in, join in

4.This year's Eurovision Song Contest held after two years because of 2020's cancellation has been won by Italy.

Eurovision Song Contest 欧洲歌唱大赛: 由欧洲广播联盟主办，是世界上已知最大的歌唱类比赛。

eg: Norway has won the Eurovision Song Contest, one of the most watched annual television events in Europe.

挪威赢得欧洲歌曲大赛——欧洲收视率最高的年度电视赛事之一。

5.The winning song Zitti E Buoni was performed by the hard rock band Maneskin.

hard rock 硬摇滚：具有比较强烈的吉他失真，布鲁斯味比较浓。

eg: For example, many sensation-seekers enjoy hard rock music.

例如，许多寻求刺激的人喜欢硬摇滚音乐。

长难句解析：

Thousands of Congolese¹ including children, women and old people have fled into² Rwanda³as the Vermont volcano Mount Neriagongo erupted threatening their home city of Gomer⁴.

1.Thousands of Congolese是主句的主语。

2.have fled into是主句的谓语部分。

3.Rwanda是主句的宾语。

4.是as引导的原因状语从句，其中the Vermont volcano Mount Neriagongo是主语，erupted是谓语，threatening their home city of Gomer动名词形式做结果状语。